“It’s like a pinch-me moment saying, yeah, Tom Seaver is my friend,” Wright said. On Aug. 31, 2020, Seaver died peacefully in his sleep due to complications of Lewy Body Dementia and COVID-19.

Once there, however, Tom Terrific proceeded to throw two of the three best 39 or older WAR seasons in team history (Seaver’s 5.0 at age 40, Ted Lyons’ 4.8 at age 41, Seaver’s 4.1 at age 39).