Horseheads, N.Y. (WENY) - New York Met legend and Hall of Fame Pitcher Tom Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia, announced in a statement from the Seaver family on Thursday.

In the statement, released through the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Seaver family said, “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.”

Seaver, 74, helped lead the 1969 "Miracle Mets" to the franchise's first World Series title. The right-hander won the Cy Young Award that year, winning 25 games in the regular season. The organization retired his number 41 in 1988, and will honor the 1969 Mets on June 29th. Owner Jeff Wilpon issued a statement today on behalf of the organization, which can be found below. 

The 12-time All-Star spent 10 of his 20 seasons with the New York Mets. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 1967, led the league in strikeouts five times, and won three Cy Young awards. He finished his career with 311 wins and 3,640 strikeouts. Seaver was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1992, receiving 98.8 percent of the vote.