The New York Mets and the city of New York renamed a stretch of 126th Street between Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue to Seaver Way in honor of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.
They also changed the address of Citi Field to 41 Seaver Way.
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon announced the change in a ceremony in front of the ballpark.
In addition to the renaming of the street and address, Wilpon announced that the team has commissioned a statue of Seaver to be built in an area near the Home Run Apple in front of Citi Field. Additional details will be announced at a later date.
“Tom was a once-in-a-lifetime player and will always be remembered as one of the greatest players in Mets history. Tom truly lived up to his nicknames of ‘Tom Terrific’ and ‘The Franchise,’” Wilpon said in a news release. “The address change to 41 Seaver Way has been in the works for a long time and is the first of our efforts to honor Tom. Today we are also officially announcing that we have commissioned a statue in honor of Tom that will be coming soon to Citi Field.”
Seaver, a key component of the World Champion 1969 Mets team, spent 12 years with the Mets and went 198-124 in 401 games with a 2.57 ERA.
“We were so happy to be part of this ceremony and our father is so honored and humbled to be memorialized in these ways,” Sarah Seaver Zaske and Anne Seaver said in a statement. “We thank the amazing fans for their outpouring of love and support.”
The Mets are honoring the World Champion 1969 Mets this weekend.