{"id":573704,"date":"2026-02-15T09:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/573704\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:40:33","slug":"mets-legend-tom-seavers-personal-memorabilia-being-sold-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/573704\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets legend Tom Seaver&#8217;s personal memorabilia being sold at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are some\u00a0Amazin\u2019\u00a0auction\u00a0items.<\/p>\n<p>The late great Mets pitcher Tom Seaver\u2019s Hall of Fame induction plaque and 1969 World Series championship ring are two of nearly 200 items from <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ha.com\/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news\/tom-seaver-collection-among-landmark-attractions-in-heritage-s-winter-platinum-night-sports-auction.s?releaseId=5394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">his personal collection<\/a> being sold at <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ha.com\/c\/auction-home.zx?saleNo=50083&amp;ic=breadcrumb-sports-121913-interior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Heritage\u00a0Auctions\u2019 Winter Platinum Sports Catalog<\/a>\u00a0auction through March 1.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ha.com\/itm\/baseball-collectibles\/others\/1969-new-york-mets-world-championship-ring-from-the-tom-seaver-collection\/a\/50083-80929.s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">10-carat gold ring<\/a> with a diamond inset, engraved with the words \u201cNew York Mets World Champions 1969\u201d and Seaver\u2019s signature, could fetch $300,000.<\/p>\n<p>Mets legend Tom Seaver\u2019s 1969 championship ring and Hall of Fame plaque are on the auction block. Heritage Auctions<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u201969 ring was very hard to part with. We had trouble deciding on that,\u201d Seaver\u2019s daughter, Anne, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Terrific\u2019s \u201969 season is considered \u201cone of the most commanding pitching performances in modern baseball history,\u201d and led the team to their first championship, the auction house noted.<\/p>\n<p>His 1992 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ha.com\/itm\/baseball-collectibles\/others\/1992-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction-plaque-presented-to-tom-seaver-from-the-tom-seaver-collection\/a\/50083-80993.s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Baseball Hall of Fame induction plaque <\/a>was also chosen for the auction by Anne and her mom, Nancy, who sifted through the items in Seaver\u2019s office and storage area in their California home. <\/p>\n<p>The 9-by-6 bronze plaque, a replica of the plaque in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, describes Seaver as a \u201cfranchise power pitcher who transformed Mets from lovable losers into formidable foes.\u201d It could go for $40,000.<\/p>\n<p>Seaver, considered the greatest Met ever, died in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Anne said she never realized how large her dad\u2019s fan base was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/02\/mets-and-the-baseball-world-mourn-the-death-of-tom-seaver\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">until after he died<\/a>, and they all started following her on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Seaver is considered the greatest Met in the history of the franchise. AP<\/p>\n<p>His daughter Anne told The Post that her dad\u2019s fans started reaching out to her after his death. \u201cAnd all the love they had for him was poured onto me,\u201d she said. Anne Seaver<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never realized how much they loved him until I felt that love directed to me when he died. The support and kindness I got from these strangers made me realize that he is a huge part of these people\u2019s lives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that\u2019s my personal reason for wanting to share something like the \u201969 ring. His fans loved him, truly. And that makes me love them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These are some\u00a0Amazin\u2019\u00a0auction\u00a0items. 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