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Kingsport Mets Release 2016 Schedule

March 17, 2016 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Kingsport Axmen News Release


KINGSPORT, TN. - The Kingsport Mets have released their schedule for the 2016 Appalachian League season.

The Mets play 68 regular season games, including 34 at home from June through September. The Mets open up at home against the Elizabethton Twins on Thursday, June 23rd with a six game home stand that includes three games against the Twins and three games against the Pulaski Yankees.

The season concludes with a season-long nine game home stand, August 24th through September 1st. The home stand includes three games against the Princeton Rays, Danville Braves and the Bristol Pirates.

Game times will remain the same as last season, with Monday through Saturday home games beginning at 7:00pm and Sunday home games starting at 4:00pm.

For the second year in a row, the Kingsport Mets will host a "Camp Day" on Tuesday, June 28th. Camp Day, which will start at 11am, is a scheduled day game designed to allow local camps to bring out their kids to a game as well as giving fans the opportunity to experience a day game at Hunter Wright Stadium.

In conjunction with the City of Kingsport's FunFest activities, The KMets will host their annual "FunFest Night at the Ballpark" on Friday, July 15th. The ballgame starts at 7pm and gates open at 6pm. The game will be followed by a post-game fireworks show. All general admission tickets for the FunFest game are $3.

In 2015, the KMets won the West Division with a 40-28 overall record, including a 20-13 record at home. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Greeneville Astrosm, 2 games to 1. The Mets have won the West Division and made the playoffs two of the last three seasons.

During the off-season, the New York Mets reached a contract extension with the Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Kingsport that will keep the minor league Mets in Kingsport for the next five years. The agreement extends a long-running commitment shown between the City of Kingsport, the KCVB and the Mets. The KMets have had a Player Development Contract with New York since 1980, making them the eighth-longest affiliated team in minor league baseball.

For more information on the 2016 Kingsport Mets season, season tickets and/or partnership opportunities please contact the Kingsport Mets office at (423) 224-2626, email at info@kmets.com or log on to www.kmets.com.

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