for Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Day at Citi Field featuring the (parent team of the Â鶹ƵµÀMets) 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 Syracuse.
Everyone who purchases a game ticket through the University will receive a commemorative Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity/New York Mets cap, and one lucky Â鶹ƵµÀfan will be selected to participate in the in-game contest. Otto the Orange will be on hand, and a Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity celebrity (TBA) will throw out the honorary first pitch.
This is the ninth year for the annual Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity 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 Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity 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 Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity 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 Â鶹ƵµÀat 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.
