| Statue of Tom Seaver | |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Artist: | William Behrends |
| Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject: | Tom Seaver |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Citi Field Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
On April 15, 2022, at their season home opener, the New York Mets unveiled a statue of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver. Created by sculptor William Behrends, the statue is located just outside Citi Field.[1]
The statue of Seaver is made of bronze and stands 10 feet high from the granite base which is molded to look like a pitcher's mound. It weighs around 2,000 lbs with an additional 1,200 lbs of stainless steel.[2]
It is located next to the old Home Run Apple from Shea Stadium just outside the home plate entrance of Citi Field and depicts Seaver striding towards homeplate in his iconic drop-and-drive delivery.[2]
The inscription on the base of the statue says: