MLB Legend Tom Seaver Died After A Battle With Dementia
Tom Seaver, who was also nicknamed Tom Terrific and The Franchise, passed away on Monday after a battle with dementia at the age of 75. Seaver pitched for multiple teams including the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox, from 1967 to 1986. He played a significant role in the Mets’ victory in the 1969 World Series.
With the Mets, Seaver won the National League (NL)’s Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards as the league’s best pitcher. He is a 12-time All-Star. Seaver is the Mets’ all-time leader in wins, and he threw a no-hitter in 1978. During a 20-year MLB career, he compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, and a 2.86 earned run average.
In 1992, Seaver was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage of votes ever recorded at the time
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver passes away at age 75. https://t.co/42fo4zBOUc pic.twitter.com/YhHnHLiH8c
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) September 3, 2020
This is a rough one.
Rest In Peace to The Franchise, Tom Seaver.
The best pitcher in New York Mets history has passed away tonight.
Thoughts and prayers to Nancy, his family, his friends and his teammates. #RIPSeaver pic.twitter.com/vaJD551NZo— MetsFanMania (@MetsFanMania) September 3, 2020