LOS ANGELES — Luis Severino was impressed enough with the Yankees’ October surge that he was willing to amend the half-joki༒ng comment꧋ he made about his former team during the regular season.
The Mets right-hander in July revealed that he tweaked former teammates in a text chain by 🍸saying the Yankees have “two good hitters.”
Has that number changed after watching the Yankees roll through the Guardians to♒ reac♒h the World Series?
“I think they’re 2 ½,” Sev💫erino said🌼, laughing.
But Severino wasn’t naming names on Sunday, following the Mets loss to the Dodgers in Game 6 of ღthe NLCS.
He added that the Yankees and Dodgers appear on even footing headed to Game 1🤡 of the World Series✤ on Friday.
“I think everybody was waiting for a Yankees-Dodgers World Series for a long time,” Severino said. 🔥“It’s going to be fun. I think they are equal talent, so it’s going to be hard to pick one.”
Severino said the Yankees are better now than when the Mets played them during the regular seaꦉson.
The Mets won all four gꦗ🦹ames in the Subway Series this year.
“They have got guys that are healt✱hier,” Severino said. “Juan Soto is Juan Soto and [Giancarlo] Stanton is unbelievable in the playoffs. I think when you have a team like that getting healthy … I think they are in a good spot.”
Severino declined to say if he w🅠ould be rooti꧃ng for the Yankees in the World Series.
Previouওsly, he told The Post he would be, if the Mets were already eliminated.
“For me, if we’re not winning the World Seri꧙es I would 🎶rather the Yankees win the World Series,” Severino said in July. “I have made a lot of friends there, not just players, but coaches and staff that I stay in touch with, so if we don’t win it I would want the Yankees to.”
Severino, who is set to hit free agency🍸, was pleased he stayed healthy enough to start 31 games for the Mets during the regular season in which he pitched to a 3.91 ERA.
“We fought until the end and this team was unbelievable,” Severino said, adding that he will trust his agent in ch♑oosing ꦯhis next contract.