Mets To Make Dimension Changes To Citi Field
Oct 23, 2014 4:29 AM
The Mets will announce substantial dimension changes to Citi Field after the World Series to make the park more hitter-friendly.
Citi Field allowed 1.33 homers per game last season, which ranked 14th among 16 National League ballparks, ahead of only San Francisco's AT&T Park (1.00) and San Diego's Petco Park (1.23).
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said last month that the intention was to make Citi Field more neutral -- not to tilt the balance in favor of hitters.
"We're not looking for an advantage with respect to home runs versus visitors' home runs," Alderson said.
"At the same time, I think there is some sense that the park is a little more overwhelming to a team that spends half its time there as opposed to a team that comes in for three games and doesn't really have to alter an approach or think about it too much and leaves."
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