Tom Seaver on road 1969 about to deliver pitch
Watch the unveiling of the Tom Seaver statue during “The Franchise Forever” at 10:30 a.m., Friday on SNY
The Mets have announced details for the Tom Seaver statue unveiling, which will take place before their home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.
The statue, which will be in front of the rotunda adjacent to the Home Run Apple and near the Citi Field entrance, has been in the works for a few years.
Among those who will be in attendance are Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen, Seaver’s widow, Nancy, their two daughters, Sarah and Anne, and Mets legend and Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza.
“This is a wonderful way to honor Dad’s legacy, and to celebrate his wonderful years in New York,” said Sarah Seaver, Tom’s oldest daughter. “The Mets have been working on this for years, and to see William Behrends’ vision come to fruition is so exciting and very touching. We are thrilled to share this with all the fans who supported Dad throughout his career.”
Here are the specifics of the statue, via the Mets:
The statue of Seaver features his iconic drop and drive delivery and is two times life-size to scale. The statue is 10 feet high from the granite pitcher’s mound and 13 ½ feet in length. The total weight of the statue is 3,200 pounds (2,000 pounds of bronze and 1,200 pounds of structural stainless steel). The granite mound came in nine separate pieces that weighed 33,600 pounds and added approximately three feet in…