Tradition Field

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Tradition Field

Former names	Thomas J. White Stadium (1988-2004)
Location	525 NW Peacock Boulevard Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986
Coordinates	27°19′31.01″N 80°24′16.18″W / 27.3252806°N 80.4044944°W / 27.3252806; -80.4044944Coordinates: 27°19′31.01″N 80°24′16.18″W / 27.3252806°N 80.4044944°W / 27.3252806; -80.4044944
Opened	1988
Capacity	7,347
Field dimensions	Left field: 338 feet (103 m) Center field: 410 feet (120 m) Right field: 338 feet (103 m)
Tenants
New York Mets (MLB) (spring training) St. Lucie Mets (FSL) (1988-present) GCL Mets (GCL)

Tradition Field is a baseball stadium located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The stadium was built in time for the 1988 season and holds 7,347 people. It is the spring training home of the New York Mets, as well as the home to the St. Lucie Mets Class A team and the Gulf Coast Mets Rookie League team.

Thomas J. White, the person for whom the was stadium was originally named, was a politician in Florida who worked with sportswriter Jack Champion on the successful campaign to bring the Mets to Port St. Lucie.

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