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TRADITION FIELD
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Tradition Field is the former
Thomas J. White Stadium; naming rights were sold when the Mets
and the county embarked on a renovation for Spring Training
2004.
One thing sure to survive the renovation: the St. Lucie Bat House. In the past bats were a huge problem in Thomas J. White Stadium, so the county hired a bat expert to bat-proof the stadium. To give the bats an alternate place to live -- since, after all, it would have been cruel to bat-proof the stadium and leave hundreds, if not thousands, of bats homeless -- St. Lucie County constructed a bat house 14 feet off the ground with 160 chambers for hanging bats. The county says that between 10,000 and 15,000 bats can live comfortably in the St. Lucie Bat House. To find it, head to the east entrance to the stadium and follow the signs.
The New York Mets have had only two spring-training venues in team history: St. Petersburg's Al Lang Field (1962-1987) and Port St. Lucie (1988-present).
The New York Mets have trained at Thomas J. White Stadium since it opened in 1988.
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