Citi Field Is The Place To Be in New York This Summer Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - June 1, 20160 When Citi Field was built in 2009, Mets owner Fred Wilpon and Jeff Wilpon envisioned the park having many sellouts in its infancy. It took seven years, but finally, the relatively new ballpark has been drawing big crowds this season as a result of the Mets’ success from last season. Take it