The New York Post today reports that the Mets are excited to hear that major league baseball will host an All Star Game at CitiField before they host one at the new Yankee Stadium. The earliest possible date appears to be 2011, however two new ballparks have not been featured yet, San Diego and Philadelphia. The Mets are hoping for a 2012 date.

Secondly, the Mets privately say - if given a choice - they would
prefer something in 2012 or 2013. They are quick to recognize that
hosting an All-Star Game is a tremendous honor, and they certainly
would not be picky if MLB asks them to host in 2011. But they realize,
as MLB presumably does, that having two games so close together in the
same city would provoke some criticism and hard feelings around the
majors.

If the alternating-leagues format continues, that
would leave 2012 for an AL city. The Mets could end up getting the
All-Star Game in 2013. If Selig and company choose to host two straight
games in AL cities in 2010 and 2011 - as they did in NL cities
Pittsburgh and San Francisco - then 2012 becomes a possible All-Star
year for the Mets.