Citi Field

Citi Field is a super big baseball stadium in a park called Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It's in Queens, which is one of the neighborhoods in New York City. Imagine a giant playground just for baseball games! This is where the New York Mets team plays their games. It's a place filled with cheers, home runs, and lots of fun for everyone who loves baseball.

Before Citi Field was built, the Mets played in another stadium called Shea Stadium. But Shea Stadium got old, so they built a brand new, shiny stadium right next door! Citi Field opened its doors in 2009. It was built to be a modern and exciting place for fans to watch their favorite team hit home runs and make amazing catches.

Building a stadium this big costs a LOT of money, like more than a thousand million dollars! Some of that money came from the city, but the Mets promised to pay it back. The stadium also has a special name, Citi Field, because a company called Citigroup paid a lot of money to have their name on it. It's like when your school gets a new playground and a company helps pay for it!

The very first game played at Citi Field wasn't even a Mets game! It was a game between two college teams. But the first real Mets game happened soon after, and it was a special exhibition game. Then, on April 13, 2009, the Mets played their very first regular-season game there against the San Diego Padres. Imagine being one of the first fans to ever see a game in this amazing stadium!