Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver Has Dementia: Family

NEW YORK, NY — The family of legendary Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, who lived in Greenwich for many years, has announced he is suffering from dementia and has withdrawn from public life, according to sources at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

A statement from the Baseball Hall of Fame reads:

The Seaver family announced today that Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver has recently been diagnosed with dementia. Tom will continue to work in his beloved vineyard at his California home, but has chosen to completely retire from public life. The family is deeply appreciative of those who have supported Tom throughout his career, on and off the field, and who do so now by honoring his request for privacy. We join Tom in sending warmest regards to everyone.

The New York Mets, with whom Seaver won three Cy Young Awards and the 1969 World Series, issued a statement on Twitter, saying the organization plans "to honor him in special ways and have included his family in our plans."