A BASEBALL pitch has appeared at one of London’s most iconic locations ahead of a major event this weekend.
The London Stadium, located in the east of the British capital, is the home of West Ham United in the Premier League.
It was built for the London 2012 Olympic Games before being converted into an athletics stadium.
And this weekend it underwent a major renovation once again to host baseball.
The New York Mets will face the Philadelphia Phillies in this year’s MLB London Series.
The games will take place on the 8th and 9th of June in front of an expected audience of more than 50 thousand fans per day.
Epic timelapse footage of the stadium showed how the stadium took shape.
It took workers 18 days to complete the transformation from the Premier League to Major League Baseball.
More than 144,000 square feet of synthetic turf was shipped and placed on top of the football field.
And 345 tons of indoor clay were also brought in to complete the playing area.
Huge 60-foot-tall foul poles were installed, as well as batting cages and dugouts.
The field will take five days to be removed and returned to a football field.
The Mets vs Phillies series will be the third that London Stadium will host.
Baseball’s first foray into London was in 2019, when the New York Yankees faced the Boston Red Sox.
Last year, the Chicago Cubs faced the St Louis Cardinals.
The bosses in the stadium have has launched a tasty menu fit for any stadium in America.
Home runs and boomsticks
MLB is back in London for the third time this summer when the Philadelphia Phillies take on the New York Mets.
The London Stadium will transform from a football field to a baseball field for the June 8th and 9th spectacle.
Fans attending games can indulge in some extravagant stadium menu items, like boomstick nachos (pictured) and a 2-foot boomstick hot dog.
The New York Yankees won both games in 2019 against the rival Boston Red Sox.
And the Chicago Cubs split their series with the St Louis Cardinals when the teams meet in 2023.
The 2,500-calorie, 2-foot “Boomstick” is the most attractive item on the grill.
It comes topped with braised beef and chili, nacho cheese, sour cream and jalapenos.
There are also references to New York and Philadelphia.
A New York pastrami sandwich is on the menu, while the Philadelphia dish is a classic cheesesteak.
Local options include fish and chips for those who enjoy premium hospitality.
And there are also English sausages and pulled pork rolls.
East London is known for its Indian food, and samosas are also on the games menu.
The Philadelphia Phillies will face the New York Mets in the MLB World Tour: London Series 2024 on June 8-9 at London Stadium. Ticket details can be found at ticketmaster.co.uk/mlb
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