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Citi Field

ByTom

Citi Field,New York,NY,US Ball Park First Game Date – 4/13/2009 (1) Starting Pitchers – Mets vs. Padres: 4/13/2009 Final Score 6-5 (SDN) Attendance – 41,007 Starting Pitchers Mike Pelfrey (NYN); Walter Silva (SDN) First Batter – Jody Gerut (SDN) Result – Homered to RF First Hits – Jody Gerut (SDN),Homered to RF (1st) First Run…

Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.

Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.

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Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.

The Royals win the 2015 World Series by defeating the Mets, 7 – 2, in Game 5
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The Royals win the 2015 World Series by defeating the Mets, 7 – 2, in Game 5

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2015 – The Royals win the 2015 World Series by defeating the Mets, 7 – 2, in Game 5. Trailing 2 – 0 in the top of the 9th, the Royals score twice against Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia, capped by a daring dash by Eric Hosmer to score the tying run on a ground out, and explode for 5 runs in the 12th. Salvador Perez is named the Series MVP.

Receiving a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd, Michael Conforto, the Mets’ first-round pick (10th overall) last year, becomes the 1,000th player in Mets history when he makes his major league debut

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Receiving a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd, Michael Conforto, the Mets’ first-round pick (10th overall) last year, becomes the 1,000th player in Mets history when he makes his major league debut, going 0-3 in the team’s 7-2 loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field. Tomorrow, the 22 year-old rookie left fielder will enjoy a 4-for-4 day at the plate when he will collect three singles and a double en route scoring four runs.

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In the first baseball game ever played at Citi Field, John Franco throws out the ceremonial first pitch

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In the first baseball game ever played at Citi Field, John Franco throws out the ceremonial first pitch to a standing ovation from the crowd attending the collegiate matchup between St. John’s and Georgetown. Before tossing his signature pitch, a breaking ball in the dirt, the former Mets reliever goes to the mound wearing a familiar blue and orange jacket, but takes it off, revealing the colors of his alma mater, a Red Storm jersey with his number 45.