LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- Former Mets pitcher Ron Darling was among those who attended the first softball games played at Shannon Forde Field, named for the team's public relations official who died of breast cancer in March 2016.
The field in Little Ferry, New Jersey, was dedicated a year ago and opened Saturday. About $240,000 was raised in an auction to refurbish the grassy area of a park where Forde played as a young girl.
Today the first game will be played on Shannon Dalton Forde Field in Little Ferry, NJ. Her children threw out the ceremonial first pitches and Ron Darling & @MrMet were on hand.