Mets-Braves was a premier National League rivalry in the 1990s and early 2000s, but it faded for most of the last decade.
The past two seasons have seen the duel reborn as the two franchises again fight for the NL East title. Beginning next Thursday the Mets and Braves will play five games over four days at Citi Field with the division lead potentially at stake.
Jeff Francoeur has seen the rivalry from both sides: The Georgia native played for the Braves from 2005-09 (and again in his final season in 2016) and for the Mets from 2009-10. Now a Braves broadcaster and national voice for TBS, the former outfielder this week offered his perspective on the renewed rivalry.
Was Mets-Braves much of a rivalry early in your career, when you played for both teams?
