Citi Field

Citi Field
Citi Field at the 2009 opening game
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place	Flushing , New York City , New York
Coordinates	40 ° 45 '20.8 "  N , 73 ° 50' 52.2"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 45 '20.8 "  N , 73 ° 50' 52.2"  W.
owner	New York City
operator	New York Mets
start of building	November 13, 2006
opening	April 13, 2009
surface	Natural grass
costs	610 million US dollars
architect	Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury
capacity	45,000 seats
playing area	Left Field - 102 m Left Center - 116 m Center Field - 124 m Right Center - 119 m Right Field - 101 m
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New York Mets ( MLB , since 2009) New York City UFL Franchise ( UFL , 2009-2012)

The Citi Field is a baseball stadium in the district of Flushing the Borough Queens of the US metropolis New York City . It is the home ground of the New York Mets from Major League Baseball (MLB). The facility was completed in 2009 and replaced the neighboring Shea Stadium , which was built in 1964 on almost the same site. Citi Field was the venue for the 2013 MLB All-Star Games , making the Mets host of this event for the first time in around 50 years. The first regular season game of Major League Baseball in the new ball park took place on April 13, 2009 against the San Diego Padres . The first concert at Citi Field was played on July 17, 2009 by Paul McCartney .

Home of the Mets

Entrance to Citi Field at night.

Citi Field is the third stadium in which the Mets play home games in their history. In 1962 the Mets played in the Polo Grounds , which were the home of the New York Giants until they moved to San Francisco for the 1958 season . In 1964, the Mets moved to the Shea Stadium , which they until 1983 with the Foot Shooting of the New York Jets shared.

In the first game at the new Citi Field on April 13, 2009, the Mets lost 5-6 against the San Diego Padres . The first starting pitcher in the history of the new ballpark was Mike Pelfrey , the first home run was scored by Jody Gerut of the San Diego Padres.

The Mets' first victory in their new home came two days later, on April 15, 2009, with a 7-2 win over the Padres.

features

Citi Field's interior design is influenced by PNC Park , which was Mets COO Jeff Wilpon's favorite. Other influences came from the Great American Ball Park , Coors Field and Citizens Bank Park .

The Shea Stadium was the only ballpark in the major leagues, the place of the yellow foul pole orange had. This unique property also found its way into Citi Field.

Citi Field has an overarching bridge motif in its architecture. Since New York City is connected by 2,027 bridges and a bridge is reflected in the Mets logo, the stadium has this motif.

Home Run Apple

Another Shea Stadium tradition performing at Citi Field is the Home Run Apple. When a Mets player scores a home run, a giant apple with a Mets logo on the front rises from its case. The new apple built for Citi Field is more than four times the size of the previous one.

During the 2009 season, the original Shea Apple was in Bullpen Plaza, just past the Bullpen Gate entrance. In 2010, the original apple was moved to the Mets Plaza outside the stadium.

Sponsor name

On November 13, 2006, it was officially announced that the new stadium would be called Citi Field. Namesake is Citigroup Inc , which will pay US $ 20 million annually for the next 20 years for the rights to the stadium name. This made the stadium one of the best-paid sponsor sports facilities.

Comparison with the Shea

	Shea Stadium	Citi Field
opening	1964	2009
capacity	57,333	45,000 (approx.)
Wheelchair spaces	174	830
Luxury Suites	45	54
Restaurants (total seats)	2 (528)	4 (3,334)
Fan shops	240 m 2	670 m 2
Toilets	568	646
public elevators	4th	11
Playing field (feet)	Left field - 338 Left center - 371 Center - 410 Right center - 371 Right field - 338	Left field - 335 Left center - 379 Center - 408 Right center - 383 Right field - 330

See also

• Shea Stadium , the former home of the Mets
• New Yankee Stadium , a new stadium in the Bronx for the New York Yankees

Web links

Commons : Citi Field  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• newyork.mets.mlb.com. Citi Field on the website of the MLB (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Adam Rubin: Mets likely to get 2013 All-Star Game ( English ) NYDailyNews.com. March 14, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
2. ↑ Marty Noble: Mets reveal 2009 schedule ( English ) MLB Advanced Media, LP. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2008. 
3. ↑ Two MN Companies Keep Baseball Tradition Alive | keyc.tv. January 24, 2009, accessed October 31, 2018 . 
4. ^ Buxbaum Evan: Mets and the Citi: $ 400 million for stadium-naming rights irks some (English) , CNN. April 13, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2016.