{"id":2985,"date":"2025-09-16T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:05:30","slug":"refurbished-home-plate-plaque-unveiled-at-polo-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/?p=2985","title":{"rendered":"REFURBISHED HOME PLATE PLAQUE UNVEILED AT POLO GROUNDS\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Polo-Grounds-restored-home-plate-plaque1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Polo-Grounds-restored-home-plate-plaque1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Polo-Grounds-restored-home-plate-plaque1.jpg 333w, https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Polo-Grounds-restored-home-plate-plaque1-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A newly restored plaque memorializing Polo Grounds\u2019 unique place in baseball history will soon return to its home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unveiled during a ceremony on September 6, the refurbished bronze plaque marks the approximate location of home plate on the old Major League Baseball field in Upper Manhattan. The plaque was originally installed at NYCHA\u2019s Polo Grounds Towers, which sits on the site of the former stadium that hosted the New York Giants, Yankees, and Mets throughout its history. Among the notable events that took place at the field is Willie Mays\u2019 legendary \u201cThe Catch\u201d for the Giants in the 1954 World Series. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a restoration effort, led by Willie\u2019s son Michael Mays \u2013 with support from NYCHA, the New York Giants Preservation Society, and the Office of the NYC Deputy Mayor for Public Safety \u2013 the memorial plaque will soon be returned to its rightful place at Polo Grounds Towers. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Mays displayed the finished piece while attending a local block party event with the NYPD and the Police Athletic League. He highlighted the plaque\u2019s representation of New York baseball history, saying \u201cwe were happy\u201d to complete the restoration. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKeeping our city safe is about more than enforcement, it\u2019s about honoring the history and building pride,\u201d Assistant Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Mona Suazo said. \u201cWe worked with our partners to ensure that this plaque and the history it represents will continue to inspire generations to come.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-NYCHA JOURNAL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly restored plaque memorializing Polo Grounds\u2019 unique place in baseball history will soon return to its home.&nbsp; Unveiled during a ceremony on September 6, the refurbished bronze plaque marks the approximate location of home plate on the old Major &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/?p=2985\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2985"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2990,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2985\/revisions\/2990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}