Editing Shea Stadium (section)

==Homages==
{{Flushing Meadows-Corona Park map|highlight=13}}Four players in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] named their children after Shea Stadium.<ref name="SheaHomages">{{cite web|title=Jones Has 17 Home Runs at Shea Stadium|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=1871546&type=story|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=August 31, 2004|access-date=January 9, 2009}}</ref>
* Former [[Atlanta Braves]] third baseman [[Chipper Jones]] named his second son Shea after Jones' success in Shea Stadium against the Mets; he hit 19 home runs there, more than any other road park.<ref name=SheaHomages/>
* Former [[Cincinnati Reds]] shortstop [[Barry Larkin]] named his eldest daughter Brielle D'Shea, as he enjoyed playing at Shea Stadium.<ref name=SheaHomages/>
* Former [[Houston Astros]] third baseman [[Gary Cooper (third baseman)|Gary Cooper]] named his youngest daughter Shea. He also named his son Camden after [[Camden Yards]] in Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Shea Stadium (New York) – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/park/shea-stadium-new-york/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Former [[New York Mets]] third baseman [[David Wright]] named his first daughter Olivia Shea. Wright spent his entire baseball career playing for the Mets.

[[John Matlock]], who played [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] for the Jets at the stadium, named his daughter Shea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guard Commits to UConn Women's Team |url=https://www.courant.com/1992/11/05/guard-commits-to-uconn-womens-team/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |date=November 5, 1992}}</ref> Major League pitcher [[Shea Spitzbarth]] was named after the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DiPaola |first1=Jerry |title=Pirates' Shea Spitzbarth thought of being a fireman; now he puts out MLB fires |url=https://triblive.com/sports/shea-spitzbarth-contemplated-becoming-a-fireman-but-his-job-now-is-putting-out-fires-for-pirates/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] |date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> Actor [[Kevin James]], a devoted Mets fan, named his youngest daughter Shea Joelle.<ref>{{cite web |last=Best |first=Neil |date=January 9, 2009 |url=http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/01/i_went_to_the_big.html |title=Kevin James named his daughter Shea, as in stadium |website=Newsday |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605004613/http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/01/i_went_to_the_big.html |archive-date=June 5, 2009}}</ref>