NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The New York Mets on Tuesday announced the planned statue of Tom Seaver will be unveiled on Opening Day 2022.
“We are excited to unveil this one-of-a-kind tribute to Tom, but it has to be right,” said Mets Team President Sandy Alderson. “Given delays related to the pandemic, the artist asked for additional time to complete his work. After conferring with the Seaver family, we made the decision to unveil the statue on Opening Day 2022.”
The Seaver family said, “We are excited to celebrate the unveiling with more fans at Citi Field in 2022 and know that Tom would be proud.”
The Hall of Fame pitcher and former Met died in September 2020 due to complications from Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. He was 75.
Prior to his death, the Mets had announced that they had commissioned a statue of Seaver to be erected at Citi Field, which recently had its address changed to 41 Seaver Way.
It was reported when the statue was commissioned that it would stand roughly 8-feet tall and would be placed near the original home run apple from Shea Stadium, which sits outside Citi Field.
The team has already reportedly scheduled a dedication ceremony for the statue for July 22 at Citi Field.
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