Tom Seaver, perhaps the greatest Mets player of all time, has passed away.
The Hall of Fame pitcher died at his home in Calistoga, Calif. on early Monday after complications with Lyme disease dementia. He was 75.
The Baseball Hall of Fame and Mets released a statement on Seaver's passing.
Seaver pitched 20 years in the majors, which included stints with the Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. He was a 12-time All-Star who had 311 career wins and three Cy Young Awards. His 3,640 career strikeouts ranks sixth all time in MLB history.
Seaver made his MLB debut with the Mets in 1967, going 16-13 with a 2. 76 ERA to win the Rookie of the Year Award.
He was a major piece of the 1969 Mets World Series championship team, winning the NL Cy Young Award that year with a 2.82 ERA and 208 strikeouts.
Seaver retired in 1986 and was enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 1992, garnering 425 of 430 possible votes.
His No. 41 has been retired by the Mets as he holds team records in wins (198), complete games (171), shutouts (44), starts (395), innings (3,045), strikeouts (2,541) and ERA (2.57).
Seaver moved to California in 1998 where he purchased his own vineyard.
He began showing symptoms of dementia in 2011 and in March of 2019, he retired from public life as the Hall of Fame put out a statement that he was suffering dementia.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two daughters, Sarah and Anne.