for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Day at Citi Field featuring the (parent team of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Mets) hosting the on Sunday, June 9. Gates open at 11:10 a.m., with the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. Ticket options range from $30 to $105—with a food/beverage plan at the upper level—plus optional roundtrip bus transportation from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.
Everyone who purchases a game ticket through the University will receive a commemorative ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ/New York Mets cap, and one lucky ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ fan will be selected to participate in the in-game contest. Otto the Orange will be on hand, and a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ celebrity (TBA) will throw out the honorary first pitch.
This is the ninth year for the annual ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Day game in which alumni, family and friends—more than 1,000 each year—come together to cheer on the Mets or the Yankees (games alternate from year to year between Citi Field and Yankee Stadium). The concept is the brainchild of alumnus Brian Spector ’78, past president of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Alumni Association, with event planning and logistics managed by the SU in NYC team.
This year’s game coincides with the inaugural season of the , the New York Mets’ new Triple A affiliate.
Tickets are available from the University through May 10 at :
After May 10, if tickets remain, additional ticket sales will be accommodated by the New York Mets through Will Call.
Bus transportation from campus—arranged by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Central New York Alumni Club—is available for an additional $60 per seat. Departure is from Manley Field House at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, with arrival back in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ at about 10 p.m. There is a stop along the way in Binghamton to pick up and drop off Binghamton-area passengers.
Questions? Email sumets@syr.edu or call 212.826.0320.
