Citi Field · September 18 to 20, 2026
Put it in the books.
In real time.
Howie Rose called his final home games from the Mets radio booth September 18 to 20. Fans at Citi Field heard every one of them in their seats, in sync with the play, through the MLB Ballpark app. Free, with Audacy, the New York Mets and SportsBug.
At the ballpark
Your seat. Your smartphone. Howie’s call.
Streamed radio usually reaches a phone 30 seconds to two minutes after the play. At Citi Field it arrives in under a second, so Howie’s call landed while the ball was still in the air. Three steps, once inside the gates.
Open the MLB Ballpark app
The same app that holds your tickets. Make sure you are on the Mets page.
Find “Enhance Your Visit”
Scroll the Mets page to the Enhance Your Visit section.
Hit “Listen Live”
Earbuds in. Mets Radio, in sync with the field in front of you.
Free to fans, over the cellular network already in the building, nothing to install beyond the Ballpark app. The same service continues for Mets Radio at Citi Field.
The final homestand
Put it in the books
Sunday, September 20 was Howie’s last regular-season home game after nearly four decades with the Mets, 20 of them as the lead radio voice. The club honored him on the field before first pitch, and the first 15,000 fans took home a “Put it in the books” notebook and scorecard. Two days earlier, NASDAQ and Audacy put him seven stories tall in Times Square, powered by the SportsBug Network.
The ceremony was on the field. Howie’s last call was in your ear.
Howie Rose in Times Square →
Mets: retirement ceremony announcement ↗
Mets: Howie Rose to “Put it in the Books” ↗
Why it’s in sync
The ball leaves the bat. When do you find out?
SportsBug takes the Mets Radio broadcast at the source and delivers it to fans’ phones in under a second. Conventional streaming adds 30 seconds to two minutes.
Mets Radio · Audacy · MLB Ballpark app · Powered by the SportsBug Network
Put the broadcast back in the building
The local voice, in sync with the play, inside the app fans already carry. Live at Citi Field and three Power Four programs.