Home Run Apple, Mechanical sculpture at Citi Field, Queens, US

The Home Run Apple is a motorized apple prop in the batter's eye at Citi Field. The current version, installed in 2009, is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide; the original 9-foot (2.7 m) apple from Shea Stadium now stands outside the home plate entrance.

The original sculpture debuted in 1980 at Shea Stadium as a 9-foot (2.7-meter) mechanical device that lifted with each home run. When the team moved to Citi Field in 2009, a larger version replaced it to enhance the fan experience in the new ballpark.

The red fruit references New York City's popular nickname while connecting the stadium experience to local identity during Mets games. Fans see it as part of the team's tradition and the city's broader culture.

Visitors get the best views from locations near the home plate entrance or behind center field in the stadium. The mechanism operates automatically during games, so fans can see it without needing special timing or advance planning.

The original 9-foot apple from Shea Stadium now stands outside Citi Field near the home plate entrance, kept after a fan petition and a survey in which 89% wanted it moved. In 2015, after Travis d'Arnaud's home run struck the Citi Field apple during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, a bandage was placed on the spot the ball hit.