Left field line - 335 feet (102 m) Left center - 358 feet (109 m) Deep left center - 385 feet (117 m) Center field - 408 feet (124 m) Deep right center - 398 feet (121 m) Right center - 375 feet (114 m) Right field line - 330 feet (101 m)
Surface
Kentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground
November 13, 2006 (November 13, 2006)
Opened
March 29, 2009 (March 29, 2009) (college game) April 3, 2009 (April 3, 2009) (exhibition game) April 13, 2009 (April 13, 2009) (regular season)
Construction cost
US$900 million ($1.28 billion in 2023 dollars[6])
Architect
Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Structural engineer
WSP Cantor Seinuk[7]
Services engineer
M-E Engineers, Inc.[7]
General contractor
Hunt/Bovis Lend Lease Alliance II (a joint venture)[7]
Main contractors
International Concrete Products
Tenants
New York Mets (MLB) (2009–present) New York City FC (MLS) (2020–present, part-time)[8]
Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opening in 2009, Citi Field is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s New York Mets. The stadium was built as a replacement for the adjacent Shea Stadium, which had opened in 1964.
Citi Field was designed by the company Populous. The $850 million baseball park was funded with $615 million in public subsidies,[9] including the sale of New York City municipal bonds that are to be repaid by the Mets with interest. The payments will offset property taxes for the lifetime of the park.[10][11]
The first game at Citi Field was on March 29, 2009, with a college baseball game between St. John's and Georgetown.[12] The Mets played their first two games at the ballpark on April 3 and 4, 2009 against the Boston Red Sox[13] as charity exhibition games. The first regular-season home game was played on April 13, 2009, against the San Diego Padres. Citi Field hosted the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking the second time the Mets have hosted the event (the first being in 1964, the inaugural season of Shea Stadium).[14]
The naming rights were purchased by Citigroup, a New York financial services company, for $20 million annually.
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^"New York City FC Announces Citi Field Series for 2020 Season". New York City Football Club. Retrieved December 17, 2019. New York City FC today announced that the Club has moved four regular season games to Citi Field for the upcoming 2020 MLS season.
^"Private/Public Cost Breakdown for New Yankees/Mets Stadiums" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^Bagli, Charles V. (November 4, 2008). "As Stadiums Rise, So Do Costs to Taxpayers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
^Bagli, Charles V. (December 8, 2008). "As Stadiums' Costs Rise, City Agrees to New Bond Offerings". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
^Robinson, Joshua (March 29, 2009). "Fans Savor Sneak Peek of Citi Field, Even if Mets Aren't There". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
^DiComo, Anthony (December 17, 2008). "Two Exhibition Games Set for Citi Field". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2009.[permanent dead link]
^DiComo, Anthony (May 16, 2012). "Mets to Host 2013 All-Star Game at Citi. Field". Mets.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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