The Mets first post-9/11 home game was on September 21 , 2001 . It's the only time that a team has played at Shea Stadium since then Nowhere was the influence greater than with the Mets , who played the first major sporting event in the city after the attacks on September 21 , 2001 . and it is also the last MLB regular season game to be held there before moving into Citi Field in 2009. But , author says , `` The games people love became an integral part of the healing process '' That night Mets won , crowd honored NYPD , FDNY , mayor .
The Mets first post-9/11 home game was on September 21 , 2001 . It's the only time that a team has played at Shea Stadium since then and it is also the last MLB regular season game to be held there before moving into Citi Field in 2009. But , author says , `` The games people love became an integral part of the healing process '' That night Mets won , crowd honored NYPD , FDNY , mayor .