The Met

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The Met was an outdoor multi-purpose sports stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the former home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings before the Metrodome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-purpose stadium
outdoor stadium
stadium
associatedWith Bloomington, Minnesota history
Minnesota sports history
capacity around 48000 for baseball
over 47000 for football
cityServed Minneapolis
Saint Paul
climateCharacteristic outdoor cold-weather venue
closed 1981
country United States
demolished 1985
era 20th-century American sports venues
formerName Metropolitan Stadium
homeTeam Minnesota Kicks
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Vikings
leagueHosted Major League Baseball
National Football League
North American Soccer League
locatedIn Bloomington, Minnesota
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Minnesota
notableFor cold-weather outdoor NFL games
former home of the Minnesota Twins
former home of the Minnesota Vikings
opened 1956
openingDate 1956-04-24
primaryUse professional American football
professional baseball
professional soccer
region Upper Midwest
regionType suburban stadium
replacedBy Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
shortName The Met
siteCurrentlyOccupiedBy Mall of America
sport American football
baseball
soccer
status demolished
surface natural grass
tenant Minnesota Kicks
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Vikings

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