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)
Citi Field was designed by the companyPopulous. The $850 million baseball park was funded with $615 million in public subsidies,[10] including the sale of New York Citymunicipal bonds that are to be repaid by the Mets with interest. The payments willoffset property taxes for the lifetime of the park.[11][12]
The first game at Citi Field was on March 29, 2009, with acollege baseball game between theSt. John's Red Storm andGeorgetown Hoyas.[13] The Mets played their first two games at the ballpark on April 3 and 4, 2009 against theBoston Red Sox[14] as charity exhibition games. The first regular-season home game was played on April 13, 2009, against theSan Diego Padres. Citi Field hosted the2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking the second time the Mets have hosted the event (the first being in1964, the inaugural season of Shea Stadium).[15]
Thenaming rights were purchased byCitigroup, a New York financial services company, for $20 million annually.
Since the 1990s, the Mets were looking to replace Shea Stadium. It had originally been built as amulti-purpose stadium in 1964. While it had been retrofitted as a baseball-only stadium after theNFL'sNew York Jets left forGiants Stadium after the 1983 season, it was still not optimal for baseball, with seating located farther away from the playing field compared to other major league ballparks.[16] The team unveiled a preliminary model of the ballpark in 1998; it featured aretractable roof and a movable grass field, which would have allowed it to host events including conventions and college basketball. The Mets also considered moving to Mitchel Field orBelmont Park inNassau County, Long Island;Sunnyside Yard in Queens, or theWest Side Yard inManhattan.[17]
In December 2001, shortly before leaving office, New York CityMayorRudy Giuliani announced "tentative agreements" for both the Mets and theNew York Yankees to build new stadiums. Of the $1.6 billion sought for the stadiums, city and state taxpayers wouldpick up half the tab for construction, $800 million, along with $390 million on extra transportation.[18] The plan also said that the teams would be allowed to keep all parking revenues, which state officials had already said they wanted to keep to compensate the state for building new garages for the teams.[19] The teams would keep 96% of ticket revenues and 100% of all other revenues, not pay sales tax or property tax on the stadium, and would get low-cost electricity from New York state.[19] Business officials criticized the plan as giving too much money to successful teams with little reason to move to a different city.[19]
Michael Bloomberg, who succeeded Giuliani as mayor, exercised theescape clause in the agreements to back out of both deals, saying that the city could not afford to build new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees. Bloomberg said that, unbeknownst to him, Giuliani had inserted a clause in this deal that loosened the teams' leases with the city and would allow the Mets and Yankees to leave the city on 60 days notice to find a new home elsewhere if the city backed out of the agreement.[18][19] At the time, Bloomberg said that publicly funded stadiums were a poor investment. Under Bloomberg, the New York City government would only offer public financing for infrastructure improvements; the teams would have to pay for the stadiums themselves. Bloomberg called the former mayor's agreements "corporate welfare". Giuliani had already been instrumental in the construction of taxpayer-funded minor league baseball facilitiesMCU Park for the Mets' minor leagueBrooklyn Cyclones andRichmond County Bank Ballpark for theStaten Island Yankees.
The final plans for what is now Citi Field were created as part of the unsuccessfulNew York City 2012 Olympic bid. After plans for aWest Side Stadium fell through, New York looked for an alternate stadium to host theopening and closing ceremonies andtrack and field. The Olympic Stadium project on the West Side was estimated to cost $2.2 billion, with $300 million provided by New York City and an additional $300 million fromNew York State. If New York had won the bid, Citi Field would have been expanded to Olympic events while the Mets would have played atYankee Stadium in the Bronx for the 2012 season.[20] By then, however, the failure of the West Side Stadium proposal had effectively ended New York's chances of winning the 2012 games.[21]
Citi Field under construction on September 14, 2007
The projected cost of the new ballpark and other infrastructure improvements was $610 million, with the Mets picking up $420 million of that amount. The agreement included a 40-year lease that would keep the Mets in New York until 2049. The Mets own the stadium through a wholly owned subsidiary, Queens Ballpark Company.
On March 18, 2006, the New York Mets unveiled the official model for the new ballpark. By July 2006, initial construction of the new park was underway in the parking lot beyond Shea Stadium's left-field, with a projected finish of late March ahead ofOpening Day 2009.
By April 13, 2008, all of the structure for theJackie Robinson Rotunda was in place with the arched windows receiving their paneling and glass. By September 2008, most of the Citi Field signage had been installed.[22] By December 1, 2008, all of the seats and the playing field had been installed.[23]
During the 2010 off-season, thebullpen area in right-center field underwent a complete renovation. When the edifice opened in time for the start of the2009 MLB season, the Mets' bullpen was in front of the visiting bullpen, leading to an obstructed view of the field from the visiting bullpen, which theSan Diego Padres complained about during the Mets' first regular-season home series. The bullpens were turned 90°, with pitchers throwing toward the field instead of parallel to it.[24] More Mets team colors, player banners and logos were also added throughout the ballpark, including revamping the "Let's Go Mets" slogan on the Citi Vision board so that the word "Mets" appears in its traditional script instead of the same font as the rest of the slogan.[25] Additionally, the height of the home run boundary line directly in front of the Home Run Apple in center field was reduced from 16 feet (4.9 m) to 8 feet (2.4 m) in an attempt to produce more home runs.[26]
During its first three seasons, the large field dimensions caused Citi Field to play as an extreme "pitcher's park", and home-runs at the stadium were among the fewest in the Major Leagues. Mets' general managerSandy Alderson changed Citi Field's dimensions in time for the2012 MLB season in order to make it more friendly to hitters.[27] Changes included building an 8 feet (2.4 m) wall in front of the high 16 feet (4.9 m) wall in left field that many had dubbed the "Great Wall of Flushing", removing the nook in the "Mo's Zone" in right field, and reducing the distance in right center field from 415 feet (126 m) from home plate to 390 feet (120 m). The new walls are colored blue in order to address fan complaints that the old black walls with orange trims did not reflect the colors of the Mets.[28] The Mets have also created a new seating section located in between the old and new left field walls called theParty City Party Deck, renamed theM&M's Sweet Seats in 2016 after change of sponsorship, and can accommodate 102 additional fans.[5]
The center and right-center outfield wall were brought in to 380 feet (120 m) for the 2015 season.[29]
On March 21, 2019, the Mets announced onTwitter that Citi Field's permanent address would be changed to 41 Seaver Way, in honor of former MetsHall of Fame pitcherTom Seaver whosenumber was 41.[30][31] The ceremony was held on June 27, 2019, and was part of the weekend set aside for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the1969 World Series champion Mets.
In 2023, the right field fence was moved in 8 feet (2.4 m), removing the nook and creating a new fan experience,[32] and the scoreboard in center field was replaced with a new one measuring 17,400 square feet (1,620 m2), the largest in any MLB ballpark.[33]
Metropolitan Park is a planned an $8 billion, 50-acre park, casino and entertainment complex which will be built in the parking lots adjacent to Citi Field. The final approval for the project was given by the New York State government on December 15, 2025 and is scheduled to open in 2030.[34][35]
Entrance to Citi Field through theJackie Robinson Rotunda, with Shea Stadium's Home Run Apple on the right
Citi Field has a capacity of 41,922. It has over 15,000 fewer seats than Shea Stadium. The majority of the seats are green – an homage to thePolo Grounds, longtime home of the baseball Giants and the original home of the Mets – as opposed to Shea's orange, blue, red and green assortment.[36] The exterior facade is reminiscent ofEbbets Field (which was long sought by then-Mets ownerFred Wilpon, a Brooklyn native).
Citi Field features an overarching bridge motif in its architecture, as New York City is linked by 2,027 bridges and is reflected in the Mets logo, as the team is the symbolic bridge to the city's past National League teams, theNew York Giants and theBrooklyn Dodgers.[36] In the outfield section of the ballpark, there is a pedestrian bridge named Shea Bridge that resembles theHell Gate Bridge.[25]
Similar to Shea Stadium, Citi Field's field dimensions ensure it is a pitcher-friendly park. TheCoca-Cola Corner, originally known as thePepsi Porch, hangs over the field in right field, extending far beyond the indentation of the Clubhouse and is inspired byTiger Stadium's right field porch. The Pepsi sign that sat atop the area (2009–2015) was modeled after the one alongside theEast River inGantry Plaza State Park;[38] it was replaced by Coca-Cola's logo in 2016 upon assuming the role of a Mets sponsor.[39]
In 2012, the Mets added theParty City Party Deck in left field because they moved the fences in. The Party Deck is very similar to The Royals'Pepsi Party Porch.
Delta Air Lines signed a multiyear deal on September 15, 2008, to sponsor an exclusive section in Citi Field. The Delta Sky360 Club is a 22,500-square-foot (2,090 m2) restaurant-cafe-bar-lounge complex that also houses 1,600 premium seats behind home plate stretching from dugout to dugout.[40]
The front entrance of Citi Field features a rotunda named after Brooklyn Dodgers legendJackie Robinson and honors his life and accomplishments. Engraved into the rotunda's 160-foot-diameter (49 m) floor and etched into the archways are words and larger-than-life images that defined Robinson's nine values: Courage, Excellence, Persistence, Justice, Teamwork, Commitment, Citizenship, Determination and Integrity.[37]
Robinson's famous quote: "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" is engraved into the upper ring of the rotunda. There is also an 8-foot (2.4 m) sculpture of Robinson's number 42.[36] The formal dedication of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda was held as part ofMajor League Baseball's official celebration ofJackie Robinson Day on April 15, 2009.[41]
Citi Field's Home Run Apple located in center field
Another tradition from Shea Stadium carried over into Citi Field is the Home Run Apple. When a Mets player hits a home run, a giant apple, which has a Mets logo on the front that lights up, rises from its housing in the center field batter's eye. The new apple that was constructed for Citi Field is more than four times the size of the previous one and was designed byMinneapolis-based engineering firmUni-Systems.[42]
During the 2009 season, the original Shea apple was located in Bullpen Plaza, just inside the Bullpen Gate entrance. In 2010, it was relocated outside the ballpark in Mets Plaza to the area between the Jackie Robinson Rotunda and the entrance to theMets–Willets Point subway station.[43]
On April 15, 2022, at their season home opener, the Mets unveiled astatue of Tom Seaver, created by sculptorWilliam Behrends. It is located in Mets Plaza, next to the Shea Stadium Home Run Apple.[44][45]
On September 16, 2024, the Mets installed a purple seat in Section 302, Row 6, Seat 12 to honor theMcDonaldland characterGrimace, who has been embraced by the fans when the team went on a seven-game winning streak after he threw the first pitch on the June 12, 2024 game against the Miami Marlins.[46]
Behind the center field scoreboard is the FanFest area, an expanded family entertainment area that includes a miniaturewiffleball field replica of Citi Field calledMr. Met's Kiddie Field, a batting cage, a dunk tank, video game kiosks and other attractions.[47][48]
Citi Field offers a wide choice of eateries.Taste of the City is a food court located in the center field section of the ballpark. It features food from restaurateurDanny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group and includes a variety of stands, includingShake Shack (burgers, fries, shakes), Blue Smoke (barbecue), El Verano Taqueria (Mexican cuisine), Catch of the Day (featuring seafood from chef Dave Pasternack of Esca), and Box Frites (Belgian French fries); the Shake Shack stand also has the New York skyline replica that topped the old scoreboard at Shea Stadium above it.[36][49] The World's Fare Market is located on the field level in right field and features sushi from Daruma of Tokyo, sandwiches and pastries from Mama's of Corona, Chinese cuisine from Tai Pan Bakery and Korean food from Café Hanover.[49][50] Citi Field also offers a choice of fresh fruit at several stands around the stadium.[51]
In 2010 Citi Field upgraded the food choices on the Promenade Level behind home plate. Blue Smoke BBQ and Box Frites both open a second location.
Restaurants and clubs are also available in every level of the ballpark. The 350-seat Acela Club (nowPorsche Grill) located in left field on the Excelsior Level, is the dining highlight of the new park and features a full view of the playing field as well as food fromDrew Nieporent's Myriad Restaurant Group, renowned forNobu andTribeca Grill.[36] Admission into the high-end luxury Porsche Grill and Delta Sky360 Club, and including the other semi-luxury clubs are exclusive to high-end ticket holders only, and some restaurants enforce that reservations be made. A McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon opened at Citi Field in 2010. It is located directly under theGood Humor FanFest and is open to the public year-round.[52][53]
The originalMr. Met costume is one of the many exhibits on display at the Mets Hall of Fame and MuseumDavid Cone's jersey from his 19strikeout game on October 6, 1991, housed in the Mets Hall of Fame and Museum
The Mets Hall of Fame & Museum is located adjacent to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda on the first base side and opened on April 5, 2010. The museum includes plaques honoring the inductees of theNew York Mets Hall of Fame, the team'sWorld Series trophies from1969 and1986, as well as artifacts on loan from noted collectors, former players and theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.[54]The museum boasts several displays including autographed memorabilia, original scouting reports on players such as Darryl Strawberry, and handwritten notes from the team's first managerCasey Stengel. In addition to this the team has installed interactive touchscreens, television screens, and timelines that guide visitors through various aspects of the franchise's history.
The Scoreboard Operations booth was visible to fans through a window on the concourse of the Excelsior level. The window was walled up prior to the 2022 season
Business Insider praised the stadium for its aesthetics and named it one of the top 100 venues in sports, while BaseballParks.com called it "perfect" and especially lauded the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.[55] Reviewers also praised the many culinary offerings at Citi Field's concession stands.[56][57][58]
Despite the modern amenities, the new Citi Field was not without criticism. Fans complained of obstructed views and an overemphasis on the celebration of theBrooklyn Dodgers' legacy over the history of the Mets.[59][60][61] Mets ownerFred Wilpon, a Brooklyn native, had grown up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and admitted to going overboard. Legal analystJeffrey Toobin wrote inThe New Yorker,
When Citi Field opened, the Brooklyn focus drew some criticism. After all, the Dodgers left Brooklyn in 1957, and Ebbets Field was demolished shortly thereafter. Only the very oldest fans have any first-hand memory of the place. The Mets, who had been in existence for almost a half century, were virtually ignored in their own home. 'All the Dodger stuff—that was an error of judgment on my part,' Wilpon told me.[62]
In response to these criticisms, the team installed photographic imagery of famous players and historic moments in Mets history on the Field and Promenade levels as well as the display of team championship banners on the left-field wall during the 2009 season. They also constructed a Mets Hall of Fame and Museum prior to the 2010 season, located adjacent to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, and changed the color of the outfield wall from black to Mets blue prior to the 2012 season, which many Mets fans had campaigned for.[63] The team also worked on fixing the obstructed views in the Promenade level.[64]
During its first three seasons in existence, Citi Field played as an extreme "pitcher's park", and was cited as the cause of the decreased offensive production ofDavid Wright andJason Bay. Wright hit only 10 home runs in 2009 after hitting 30 or more in each of the previous two seasons,[65] while Bay had the worst offensive production of his career in his first season with the Mets in 2010, hitting only 6 home runs, with an on-base percentage of just .347, and a career low .402 slugging percentage.[66]Jeff Francoeur, who played with the Mets during their first two years at Citi Field, criticized the ballpark's dimensions, calling it "a damn joke".[67] During the 2011 season, Citi Field allowed 1.33 home runs per game, the third lowest total out of the 16 National League ballparks.[28] The team responded by altering the ballpark dimensions for the 2012 season, creating a much more neutral ballpark. Wright's 2012 offensive numbers improved due to the alterations. "It's a huge difference", Wright said. "It allows you to relax and know you don't have to try to hit the ball a mile to see results. And at the same time, if you do hit the ball well and you see results, instead of a 400-foot (120 m) flyout, you're 1-for-1 and feeling good about yourself."[68]
Citi Field is located in the borough ofQueens, adjacent to the neighborhoods ofCorona, which lies to its west, andWillets Point andFlushing to the east.Flushing Bay is to the north, and the rest ofFlushing Meadows–Corona Park is to the south. Because it lies within the Flushingpostal zone, and because of its location in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Citi Field is frequently referred to as being in Flushing proper.
Since the construction of Citi Field began, satellite parking lots in Flushing Meadow Park (access from College Point Boulevard) have been opened. Some of these have been designated aspark and rides, used by commuters connecting to the subway and buses.[69]
On November 13, 2006, it was announced that the ballpark would be called Citi Field, named forCitigroup Inc. Citigroup will be paying $20 million a year for thenaming rights to the park over the next 20 years. This made Citi Field the second major league sports venue in the New York metropolitan area and the first in the city itself to be named for a corporate sponsor. At the time, theMeadowlands Arena inNew Jersey'sMeadowlands Sports Complex had carried theContinental Airlines name. The deal includes an option on both sides to extend the contract to 40 years, and is the most expensive sports-stadium naming rights agreement ever, subsequently equaled by MetLife Stadium's $400 million deal.[70]
At the groundbreaking for Citi Field, it was announced that the main entrance, modeled on the one in Brooklyn's old Ebbets Field, would be called theJackie Robinson Rotunda, possibly due to campaigns to forgo naming rights revenue and name the ballpark after Robinson. The Mets spent more than $600 million for the new ballpark, which New York City and New York state are also supporting with a total of $165 million for such costs as infrastructure and site preparation. On February 24, 2008, the Mets and Citigroup unveiled the new Citi Field logo.[71]
TheCitigroup naming rights deal, the most lucrative in history to that point, was criticized during the2008 financial crisis, while $45 billion of taxpayer funds were loaned to Citigroup by the U.S. federal government in two rescue packages.[72] CongressmanElijah Cummings ofMaryland, who served on theUnited States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, stated in regards to the Citi Field naming rights deal, "This type of spending is indefensible and unacceptable to Citigroup's new partner and largest investor: the American taxpayer.... I strongly urge Citigroup to find a way out of this contract and instead spend that $400 million on retaining its employees and restoring confidence in its operations."[73][74][75]The Wall Street Journal reported on February 3, 2009, that Citigroup considered breaking the naming rights deal. Instead, Citi stated that no governmentTARP funds would be used in the sponsorship deal.[76] The naming rights controversy reemerged in aNew York Times opinion piece when details about owner Fred Wilpon's involvement inBernard Madoff'sPonzi scheme came to light and a lawsuit was filed on behalf of victims ofMadoff's investment scandal in 2011.[77] Citigroup paid back the loan in full, with interest, by 2014.[78]
In its opening season, Citi Field drew over 3.1 million fans with a game average of 92.7% of seats filled, 4th best in baseballMemorial in theJackie Robinson Rotunda inside Citi Field, dedicated April 15, 2009
April 13, 2009 – In the first Mets game ever played at Citi Field,Jody Gerut of theSan Diego Padres hit a home run offMike Pelfrey as the first batter of the game, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball history to open a ballpark with a leadoff home run.[79]
April 17, 2009 –Gary Sheffield hit his500th home run against theMilwaukee Brewers, becoming the first player to reach this milestone as a pinch hitter. It was Sheffield's first home run as a Met, which made Sheffield the first player to hit number 500 as his first home run with a new team.[80]
June 28, 2009 –Mariano Rivera of theNew York Yankees recorded his 500th career save, becoming only the second relief pitcher to reach this milestone. The Mets gave Rivera the pitching rubber from Citi Field used in the game in honor of his achievement. (Rivera's onlyRBI, on a bases-loaded walk, also occurred in the game.)[81]
August 23, 2009 -Philadelphia Phillies second basemanEric Bruntlett executed anunassisted triple play to finish off a 9–7 win over the Mets. This is just the second game-ending unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history.
September 11, 2011 – Citi Field hosted anationally televised game against theChicago Cubs to mark the tenth anniversary of theattacks of that day in 2001. The pregame ceremonies featured members of the 2001 team who played at Shea Stadium on September 21, 2001, the first major sporting event held in New York City since the attacks.[82][83]
July 16, 2013 – Citi Field hosted the2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, with the American League defeating the National League 3–0. The attendance of 45,186 was the largest in Citi Field's history.
October 3, 2015 –Max Scherzer of theWashington Nationals threw a no-hitter in a 2–0 victory over the Mets, becoming the fifth pitcher in major league history to throw two no hitters in a season.
October 12, 2015 – Citi Field hosted its first playoff game, with the Mets defeating theLos Angeles Dodgers 13–7 in Game 3 of the2015 NLDS.
November 1, 2015 – The Kansas City Royals won the2015 World Series, their first World Series championship since the1985 World Series with a 7–2 Game 5 victory over the Mets in 12 innings.
July 30, 2016 - In apre-game ceremony before a 7–2 loss to theColorado Rockies,Mike Piazza's #31 was retired, only the second time in club history that the Mets retired a player's number.
September 11–13, 2017 - A three-game series between the New York Yankees andTampa Bay Rays was moved fromTropicana Field to Citi Field due toHurricane Irma. The Rays were the "home" team for this series because the games were supposed to be played in Tropicana Field. These were the first Major League Baseball games to be played at Citi Field that did not involve the New York Mets. Additionally, these were the first games played in Flushing under AL rules (excluding the 2013 All-Star Game) since April 1998, when the Yankees played a "home" game at Shea Stadium, after a beam caused structural damage at the originalYankee Stadium, and during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, while Yankee Stadium was being renovated. The Yankees took two out of three games from the Rays.
September 28, 2019 - Mets rookie first basemanPete Alonso broke the record for most home runs in a season by a rookie set byAaron Judge in 2017.[86]
August 28, 2021 - In a pre-game ceremony before a 5–3 win over the Washington Nationals,Jerry Koosman's #36 was retired, only the third time in club history that the Mets retired a player's number.
September 11, 2021 - In a pre-game ceremony before an 8–7 loss to theYankees, the Mets and Yankees remembered theSeptember 11 attacks on the 20th anniversary of the attacks. The Mets andrival Yankees lined up on the foul lines together for thenational anthem and amoment of silence for thevictims of the attacks. Both teams woreNYPD andFDNY hats, and the game was nationally televisedon Fox.
April 29, 2022 - Five Mets pitchers combined to throw the second no-hitter (and first combined no-hitter) in Mets franchise history in a 3–0 Mets victory over thePhiladelphia Phillies.
November 10–12, 2023 - Two teams from theDominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), theÁguilas Cibaeñas from Santiago and theTigres del Licey from Santo Domingo, played three exhibition games in Citi Field, making it the first time that a LIDOM game was played outside of the Dominican Republic. Billed as the "Titans of the Caribbean" series, the Águilas swept the inaugural season in three games. With a total audience of 90,900 from the three games, it also became one of the highest attended LIDOM matches ever recorded.[87][88]
October 9, 2024 - The Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4–1 in Game 4 of the2024 National League Division Series, marking the first time the Mets clinched a playoff series at Citi Field.
Citi Field has hosted international soccer friendlies since shortly after it opened. It was a host venue for the2011 World Football Challenge.
New York City FC playedMajor League Soccer matches at Citi Field in 2017 and 2019, when conflicts with the Yankees' schedule caused their regular home Yankee Stadium to be unavailable.[89][90] Beginning with the 2022 season, NYCFC has used Citi Field as a part-time home field, hosting nearly half their home matches.[91] The club is constructing asoccer-specific stadium across the street namedEtihad Park, which broke ground in 2024 and is slated to open in 2027.[92]
The inaugural Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic was played at Citi Field on March 17, 2013, only the second time a major-league baseball stadium has staged college lacrosse, according to the Mets. In 1971, Navy played Johns Hopkins at the Houston Astrodome. Holy Cross played Navy at noon, followed by Colgate-Michigan at 3 p.m.[93] Holy Cross defeated Navy 7–5 and Colgate defeated Michigan 10–7, before a crowd of 15,656.[94][95]
On June 7, 2015, the first "Legends of Wrestling" event took place at Citi Field. It was a professional wrestling event, featuring veteran wrestlers such asRob Van Dam,Lita,The Nasty Boys,Scott Steiner, and many more independent professional wrestlers, in up to six matches taking place; the event was headlined byRic Flair,Bret "The Hitman" Hart, andBill Goldberg.
On November 7, 2015, Citi Field hosted the first game of theCricket All-Stars Series 2015, featuring many retiredcricket players from around the world and led by great cricket legendsSachin Tendulkar andShane Warne. Warne's Warriors defeated Sachin's Blasters by 6 wickets.
On January 1, 2018, Citi Field hosted the10th edition of theNHL Winter Classic between theNew York Rangers and theBuffalo Sabres. The Rangers won the game in overtime, 3–2. Paul Carey, Michael Grabner, and J.T. Miller scored for the Rangers, while Sam Reinhart, and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for the Sabres. The Sabres were the designated home team for the game, as the Rangers' home arena ofMadison Square Garden would lose its property tax exemption from the City of New York if any Rangers home games are not played there.[96]
July 16 and 17, 2010 - Dave Matthews Band played two sold out nights at Citi Field with opening guests Zac Brown Band.[100] The show on July 17 was released as live album"Live in New York City".[101]
June 7–8, 2016 - American singer-songwriter and actressBeyoncé sold out two nights at Citi Field on herFormation World Tour. The two shows grossed $11,461,340 and had an attendance of 73,486 sold-out concert goers.[102]
August 28–29, 2017 - American singer-songwriter and actressLady Gaga sold out two nights at Citi Field on herJoanne World Tour. The two shows grossed $9,520,390 and had an attendance of 69,978 fans.[103]
August 4, 2021 -Green Day andWeezer continued theirHella Mega Tour to a sold-out crowd.Fall Out Boy was scheduled to co-headline, but cancelled their appearance day-of-show due to a positiveCOVID-19 test within their camp.
On June 9, 2023, American singer-songwriterRomeo Santos became the first Spanish-language, Latin music act to sell out Citi Field. Santos is also the firstbachata artist to perform at Citi Field. The concert was part of hisFormula, Vol. 3 Tour, which also saw Santos perform at several other large-capacity stadiums across the country.[105]
On August 3, 2023, American singer-songwriterPink performed at the stadium as part of herSummer Carnival tour, breaking the attendance record with an estimated audience of 43,700.
On July 17 and 19, 2024, theFoo Fighters performed at the stadium as part of theirEverything or Nothing at All Tour. The band's July 17 performance ended prematurely halfway through due to a lightning storm in the area.
On August 5, 2024, rock bandGreen Day performed at the stadium as part of their North American leg ofThe Saviors Tour. The band performed their classic albumsDookie andAmerican Idiot.
On August 7, 2024,Def Leppard andJourney performed at the stadium as part of theSummer Stadium Tour with theSteve Miller Band as the opener.
Between 2012 and 2016, the Mets had a post-game concert series entitled "Mets Concert Series" after selected games. Unlike the concerts where the performance was the sole attraction of the evening, "Mets Concert Series" events were considered promotional dates, and admission to the concert was included in the price of the game ticket. The stage was set up in shallow center field.
On January 12, 2021, the Mets and the MayorBill De Blasio announced that Citi Field would become a mass vaccination center during theCOVID-19 pandemic beginning on January 25. Originally located in the Delta Club, the location was later moved to the former site of McFadden's. Run by the city's public hospital system, the site administered over 200,000 vaccinations.[109]
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