After winning three in a row against the Diamondbacks, the Mets continued their homestand Friday night with the first game in a three-game series against the Reds. David Peterson got the start for New York, while flamethrower Hunter Greene was on the mound for Cincinnati. The Mets played behind for most of the game, briefly tying it on a clutch home run from Pete Alonso, but they immediately...
Coming off of a shocking and disappointing three-game sweep at the hands of the Tigers, the Mets took the field on Friday night looking to right the ship against the Rockies who entered the game on a four-game win streak. Kodai Senga got the start for New York and Antonio Senzatela, making his first appearance since last August, got the start for Colorado. There wasn’t much offense from...
Mets fans will have plenty of new experiences at Citi Field in 2023. On the diamond, Justin Verlander, David Robertson, and Kodai Senga (among others) will be on display. Around the stadium, there will be new food options, a gigantic scoreboard, and new banners. Looking beyond the 2023 season, however, fans may have additional entertainment options available on the grounds of what is now the...
Giant donut popcorn milkshake while viewing players’ game stats on the new giant video board in the outfield? That sounds like the start to a winning 2023 season for the Mets at Citi Field, where a lot of food choices and stadium features got upgraded for this year. This article will detail the many new menu items and stadium upgrades that fans can expect to see when they go to Citi Field this...
For anyone questioning if Steve and Alex Cohen’s spending to make the New York Mets a winner is sustainable, the preliminary results would suggest that yes, the business model may work over the long term. According to Sportrac, the Mets had the second highest payroll in Major League Baseball last year. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers, who spent $270,381,426, outspent the Mets, whose payroll...
Mets owner Steve Cohen sat down with long-time radio broadcaster Howie Rose for the Mets’d Up podcast leading into an important 2023 season for the franchise. They talked about everything from what Cohen hopes to do with the 50 acres of asphalt outside of Citi Field to his expectations for the future of the team. Queens Future Steve Cohen created a group called Queens Future that is giving...
Good morning, Mets fans! Early on Friday morning, Tom Kaminski of WCBS 880 shared new photos of the progress being made on Citi Field’s latest upgrades. Along with the much larger center field and right field scoreboards, work is also being done on the ground in right field to implement the new Speakeasy Club. Mike Puma of the New York Post reported in November that the wall in right field...
Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil is back in Queens. The All-Star posted a story to his Instagram profile of the Mets home stadium, indicating he’s at the facility. Jeff McNeil at @CitiField. pic.twitter.com/66R1K4rQXC — Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) January 23, 2023 With pitchers and catchers not due to report for another few weeks and spring training down in Florida, is it...
The next big addition to Queens might not be a baseball superstar. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is trying to bring a casino next to Citi Field says the New York Post. Last week it was announced by city officials that a $780 million mixed-used development project, including a new stadium for the New York City Football Club, a hotel, and 2,500 units of affordable housing is coming to the area....
A new soccer stadium will join Citi Field and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, according to The New York Times. The 25,000-seat stadium, which will be the home of the MLS team NYCFC, is set to be built across the street from the right field foul pole at Citi Field. The $780 million stadium, which is scheduled to open in 2027, is the focal point of a new 23-acre...
Noah Syndergaard knew the assignment. The Kansas City Royals had been the aggressors at the plate in taking a 2-0 lead heading into New York for the first World Series game in Queens since 2000. Leading off was Alcides Escobar, who started the opener with an inside-the-park homer and had looked fairly comfortable against Mets’ pitching thus far. Syndergaard zipped a 97-MPH fastball...
On April 13, 2009, the New York Mets played their first regular season game at Citi Field. The Mets’ new home was built in the parking lot of their former home, Shea Stadium. While Shea Stadium had its great moments, including being the venue for both of the Mets’ World Series wins and serving as the home stadium for the Mets, Yankees, Giants, and Jets in 1975, it was time for new...
