Some baseball memories aren’t really about the final score.

For our visit to Citi Field, Jack and Thomas spent a beautiful August day at the ballpark with their grandmother, “Nana.” But this wasn’t just three generations going to a baseball game. For Nana, it was also a connection to where her own baseball story began.

Nana grew up in Brooklyn rooting for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

That made walking into Citi Field through the Jackie Robinson Rotunda especially meaningful. The grand entrance was inspired by Ebbets Field, the legendary Brooklyn home of the Dodgers, and honors Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as a Dodger in 1947.

Decades later, Nana was walking through that entrance with her grandsons.

That’s Baseball Culture.

Opened in 2009, Citi Field replaced Shea Stadium and today serves as home of the New York Mets. But throughout the ballpark, New York baseball history is woven into the modern experience.

There’s the Mets Hall of Fame and Museum, memories of the Miracle Mets of 1969 and the 1986 World Series champions, and one of the most recognizable traditions in baseball—the Home Run Apple.

The apple first appeared at Shea Stadium and rose from a top hat whenever a Met hit a home run. The tradition followed the team to Citi Field, while the original Shea apple remains outside the ballpark—a piece of Mets history preserved for another generation.

Jack and Thomas explored the stadium, checked out the Mets Team Store and enjoyed the essential ballpark menu: hot dogs and chicken fingers.

Citi Field is actually famous for taking ballpark food well beyond the basics, with an impressive collection of New York flavors and local favorites throughout the stadium. Combined with open concourses, gathering spaces, great sightlines and plenty to explore, Citi Field delivers one of the best all-around fan experiences in baseball.

But on this August day, the best part wasn't an amenity.

It was three generations experiencing baseball together.

A grandmother who grew up in Brooklyn rooting for the Dodgers. Two grandsons growing up with baseball as a huge part of their lives. And a New York ballpark intentionally designed to connect those generations through the history of the game.

Teams move. Stadiums disappear. Players come and go.

But baseball stories get passed down.

From Brooklyn and Ebbets Field to Queens and Citi Field.

From Nana to Jack and Thomas.

That’s Baseball Culture.

That’s EARNED.