Modell's Sporting Goods signs on as official sponsor for New York Mets
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Modell's is a sporting goods retailer with locations in the Northeastern United States. Modell's carries both sporting goods and related apparel. Modell's currently has 137 retail locations in ten states and the District of Columbia as of 2008. The company reported revenue of approximately $635 million dollars in 2007.
About Property:
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets' home ballpark was Shea Stadium. In 2009, they moved into a new stadium, Citi Field.