National Pastime Corporation, owner of the Pittsfield Mets Class A Professional Baseball Club, of the New York-Penn League, announced on Monday May 8, 2000, at a press conference with New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno and Hudson Valley Community College President John L. Buono the proposed relocation of the franchise to the grounds of Hudson Valley Community College in Rensselaer County, New York. A new 4,500 seat stadium will be built on the campus site and be the home of the Major League affiliate which will replace the affiliation with the New York Mets.

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