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Why did the New York Mets move out of Shea Stadium?

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In the late 90s, a new stadium was proposed. Building on the success of Camden Yards, Jacobs Field and other ballparks of the era, it would be a retro stadium, with Ebbetts Field as its inspiration. Mets owner Fred Wilpon grew up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and wanted a new Mets stadium to invoke the stadium of his boyhood. read more

The New York Yankees played their home games in Shea Stadium during the 1974 and 1975 seasons while Yankee Stadium was being renovated. The move to Shea had been proposed earlier in the decade, but the Mets, as Shea's primary tenants, refused to sign off on the deal. read more

Originally to be called Flushing Meadows Park, the stadium was renamed in honor of William A. Shea, thus getting its name Shea Stadium. The New York Mets played their first game at Shea Stadium on April 17, 1964 when they lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The five tiered stadium seated 55,601 fans. read more

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