Citi Field
Baseball stadium in Queens, New York City, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Citi Field is a major league baseball park in an outer part of New York City in Queens New York, and the home of the New York Mets, since the 2009 MLB season. Citi Field is sponsored by Citi Bank. Construction began in 2006 when the Mets home was still Shea stadium. It replaced Shea Stadium, which was torn down after the 2008 baseball season. The place where the old stadium stood is a parking lot now. The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Citi Field.
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Citi Field logo being installed on the stadium | |
Location | 126th St. & Roosevelt Ave. Flushing, New York 11368 |
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Coordinates | 40°45′24.5″N 73°50′44.5″W |
Owner | New York Mets |
Operator | New York Mets |
Capacity | 42,500 (approx.) |
Field size | Left Field - 335 ft (102 m) Left Center - 384 (117) Center Field - 408 (124) Deep Right Center - 398 (126) Right Center Field - 375 (115) Right Field - 330 (101) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Started | November 13, 2006 |
Opened | March 29, 2009; 15 years ago (March 29, 2009) (college game) April 3, 2009; 15 years ago (April 3, 2009) (exhibition game) April 13, 2009; 15 years ago (April 13, 2009) (regular season) |
Construction cost | $850 million |
Architect | HOK Sport |
Main contractors | International Concrete Products |
Tenants | |
New York Mets (MLB) (2009-present) New York (UFL) (to be confirmed) |
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