Two long-standing MLB rivals will do battle in London this June.

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will meet on June 8-9 at London Stadium, renewing a division rivalry dating back more than 60 years. The two clubs both play in the National League East, and there’s plenty of history between them.

It marks the third time MLB rivals have met in London, with the Cardinals facing the Cubs and the Yankees taking on the Red Sox in past editions of MLB’s London Series.

Here is a brief history of the Phillies and Mets before they face off in London.

Overview

New York Mets

Ballpark: Citi Field, Queens, N.Y.

2023 record: 75-87, 4th in NL East

World Series titles: 2

Names to know: 1B Pete Alonso, SS Francisco Lindor, CF Brandon Nimmo, RP Edwin Díaz

Philadelphia Phillies

Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa.

2023 record: 90-72, 2nd in NL East

World Series titles: 2

Names to know: 1B Bryce Harper, SS Trea Turner, DH Kyle Schwarber, SP Zack Wheeler

All-time head-to-head series record: Phillies lead, 548-519-1

History

1883: Philadelphia receives a National League expansion team, officially named the Quakers. Their inaugural season doesn’t go as planned: With a 17-81-1 record, the team posts a .173 winning percentage -- still the worst mark in nearly 150 years of franchise history.

1890: The Philadelphia club officially adopts the nickname Phillies, a shortened term for “Philadelphians” that had been in unofficial use since the franchise’s founding. The moniker remains one of the longest continually used nicknames in professional sports.

1962: With the departures of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to California (Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively) in 1958, the National League adds an expansion team in New York: the Mets, short for the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club. Like the Phillies, their first season is a rough one: The Mets finish 40-120, the second-most losses by a Major League team ever.

1969: It doesn’t take long for the Mets to start finding success. Just one year after finishing 73-89 and two years removed from a 61-101 season, the 1969 “Miracle Mets” make a championship run for the ages. They finish atop the new National League East with a 100-62 record, beat the Atlanta Braves in the inaugural NL Championship Series and take down the Baltimore Orioles in five games in the 1969 World Series.

1980: The Phillies defeat the Kansas City Royals in six games in the World Series, winning the first title in nearly a century of franchise history. Third baseman Mike Schmidt, considered among the very best ever at his position, is named World Series MVP.

1986: The Mets win a thrilling World Series after a dominant regular season in which they posted a 108-54 record. With the opposing Boston Red Sox twice within one strike of a championship in Game 6, the Mets win in walk-off fashion on an error at first base before winning Game 7 two days later for their second World Series title.

June 18, 1989: The Mets and Phillies strike a deal that sends pitcher Roger McDowell and outfielder Lenny Dykstra to Philadelphia for infielder/outfielder Juan Samuel. Dykstra went on to enjoy his best years with the Phillies, finishing second in NL Most Valuable Player Award voting in 1993 and earning three NL All-Star honors.

Sept. 12, 2007: After the Mets beat the Braves 4-3 and the Phillies were blanked 12-0 by the Rockies, New York holds a season-high seven-game lead in the NL East with just 17 games to play in the 2007 regular season. But from there, the Phillies turned the tables, sweeping the Mets from Sept. 14-16 and going on to win the division by a single game while New York missed the playoffs.

2008: The Phillies repeat as NL East champions, finishing three games ahead of the second-place Mets to claim the division crown. Philadelphia beats the Tampa Bay Rays in five games in the World Series to claim the second championship in franchise history.

2011: Led by their “four aces” -- Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels -- the Phillies post a 102-60 record, their best-ever mark. But the Phils suffer a surprising upset by the Wild Card-winning Cardinals in the NL Division Series, losing a classic Game 5 by a 1-0 score to find their season over early.

2015: The Mets make a memorable run to the World Series, thanks in large part to a young rotation headlined by Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. After taking down the Dodgers in five games in the NLDS and sweeping the Cubs in the NLCS, New York’s season ends with a loss to the Royals in the Fall Classic.

2022: In a late reversal of fortune, the 101-win Mets are knocked out of the NL East lead in the regular season’s final days by a hard-charging Braves team. The Mets fall to the San Diego Padres in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series. The Phillies, meanwhile, snap a 10-year playoff drought and then some, earning a Wild Card spot and beating the Cardinals, Braves and Padres to reach the World Series before losing to the Astros in six games.