Citi Field
Cincinnati to host 2015 All-Star Game
Jan 23, 2013 16:19 EST
Cincinnati will play host to the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the league announced Wednesday, bringing the annual contest to the Midwest city for the fifth time.
Mets to host 2013 All-Star Game
May 16, 2012 19:20 EDT
Major League Baseball's 84th All-Star Game will be hosted in 2013 by the New York Mets at their three-year-old ballpark, $600 million Citi Field, commissioner Bud Selig announced on Wednesday.
SAC's Cohen buys small stake in New York Mets
Feb 23, 2012 10:10 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - When hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen next roots for his hometown New York Mets baseball team, he will have skin in the game as one of the team's newly minted minority owners.
27sunball1.ART
Nov 26, 2011 19:00 EST
Already, the Sox have lost their closer to the Phillies, who are as fast as the Sox are methodical. At some point soon, the Sox are going to have to start addressing needs. Their decision to offer David Ortiz arbitration certainly speaks of their desire to keep him as their DH (or at least receive compensation if he departs).
Einhorn strikes out with baseball's New York Mets
Sep 01, 2011 16:42 EDT
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Mets have ended talks to secure a $200 million investment from hedge fund manager David Einhorn, clouding the baseball team's future as its losses and legal bills mount.
Baseball's new chant: Get your wine here!
Jul 12, 2011 06:01 EDT
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Beer, long the preferred beverage at baseball games, is seeing some competition from wine as North American stadiums go up market and increase their beverage offerings.
Yankees draw first blood in Subway Series
Jul 02, 2011 02:15 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The red-hot New York Yankees silenced a record crowd at the Mets' Citi Field with a 5-1 win over their cross-town rivals in the Subway Series opener on Friday.
Einhorn set to acquire NY Mets stake for $200 million
May 26, 2011 18:44 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is preparing to buy a large minority stake in the New York Mets, a $200 million deal that could put him in a position to take control of the cash-strapped baseball team.
Turner propels Mets to win over slumping Dodgers
May 08, 2011 02:11 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A clutch hit from pinch hitter Justin Turner in the eighth inning gave the New York Mets a 4-2 win over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field on Saturday.
Beer vendor strikes out at the old ballgame
May 04, 2011 18:57 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After three tries, an 86-year-old beer vendor struck out trying to prove discrimination when her employer at New York's Shea Stadium moved her but not her younger, able-bodied co-worker.
Citi tried to hand off Madoff exposure: lawsuit
Feb 22, 2011 15:03 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc tried to pass on its exposure to Bernard Madoff to other banks just months before his epic fraud was revealed, the Madoff trustee said in a lawsuit accusing a second major U.S. bank of unsavory dealings with the financier.
Citi tried to hand off Madoff exposure: lawsuit
Feb 22, 2011 15:03 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc tried to pass on its exposure to Bernard Madoff to other banks just months before his epic fraud was revealed, the Madoff trustee said in a lawsuit accusing a second major U.S. bank of unsavory dealings with the financier.
Mets ballpark debt outlook hurt by lawsuit: Moody's
Feb 10, 2011 15:39 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The outlook for the New York Mets' stadium debt has turned negative, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday after the trustee recovering money for victims of Bernard Madoff sued the baseball team's owners to recover as much as $1 billion.
NY Mets owners hit with $300 million Madoff lawsuit
Feb 04, 2011 16:48 EST
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets baseball team turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme and should give up roughly $300 million of fictitious profits tied to the now imprisoned swindler, a lawsuit charges.
NY Mets owners hit with $300 million Madoff lawsuit
Feb 04, 2011 16:48 EST
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets baseball team turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme and should give up roughly $300 million of fictitious profits tied to the now imprisoned swindler, a lawsuit charges.
NY Mets owners hit with $300 million Madoff lawsuit
Feb 04, 2011 16:48 EST
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets baseball team turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme and should give up roughly $300 million of fictitious profits tied to the now imprisoned swindler, a lawsuit charges.
Fred Wilpon may sell Mets baseball team stakes
Jan 28, 2011 16:47 EST
DETROIT (Reuters) - The family of New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon might sell minority stakes in the baseball team because of a lawsuit that seeks to recover money from Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.
NY Mets' Rodriguez pleads guilty in assault case
Dec 03, 2010 11:38 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets pitcher Francisco Rodriguez pleaded guilty in a Queens court to an assault charge on Friday, stemming from an August incident in which he assaulted his girlfriend's father at Citi Field.
Mets' K-Rod pleads guilty to attempted assault
Dec 03, 2010 11:35 EST
Mets' K-Rod pleads guilty to attempted assault; must continue anger management to avoid jail. Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez pleaded guilty Friday to attempted assault to settle charges he attacked his girlfriend's father at Citi Field last season in a deal that spares him jail time but sends him to additional anger management classes.
Terry Collins introduced as Mets' manager
Nov 23, 2010 19:03 EST
Hard-driving Terry Collins pledges to make Mets the 'last team standing' in October. Terry Collins stood at the podium, explaining in rapid-fire patter how the New York Mets can win it all next year. It was as if he were a carnival barker trying to convince a skeptical crowd that what it was about to see was indeed real. His energy and enthusiasm were clear.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Location | 126th St. & Roosevelt Ave. Flushing, New York 11368 |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′25″N 73°50′45″W / 40.75694°N 73.84583°WCoordinates: 40°45′25″N 73°50′45″W / 40.75694°N 73.84583°W |
| Broke ground | November 13, 2006 |
| Opened | March 29, 2009 (college game) April 3, 2009 (exhibition game) April 13, 2009 (regular season) |
| Owner | New York Mets |
| Operator | New York Mets |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $900 million |
| Architect | Populous |
| Capacity | 41,800 |
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| New York Mets (MLB) (2009-present) | |
