Mets to move in fences at Citi Field in 2015

The Mets will move in the fences at Citi Field next season, a person with knowledge of the plan confirmed to NJ Advance Media. The changes will occur in right and right-center field.

The New York Daily News was the first to report the news.

General manager Sandy Alderson said at his end of season press conference last month that the changes were "likely" to happen. When Alderson first mentioned the possibility of the fences being moved in early last month, he mentioned Curtis Granderson as a beneficiary of such a decision.

Last season, the Mets hit 59 home runs at Citi Field -- the 12th most home runs at home by a National League team. They allowed 71 homers at Citi Field -- the seventh most by an NL team at home.

"It's not about tailoring the ballpark to a particular player or a particular composition of team, it's about making Citi Field as fan-friendly and as exciting as we can make it," Alderson told reporters.

This will be the second time that the Mets have moved in the walls at Citi Field. The club made alternations following the 2011 season, The most significant changes came in left-center field, where the fence was moved in by 12 feet, and in right-center field, where the distance from home plate was cut down by 11 feet.

This season, the distance to the right-center field wall was 390 feet from home plate.

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Mets to move in fences at Citi Field in 2015