City and Citi plan Seaver honors

Seaver Way, stadium statue in 2020 in works

The Mets announced Thursday that Citi Field will get a new address honoring Tom Seaver.

The team also will reveal plans in June for a statue of Seaver, the ace who led the Mets to their first World Series title in 1969. The statue will be completed in 2020, a source confirmed.

Citi Field sits at the intersection of 126th Street and Roosevelt Avenue with a current address of 123-01 Roosevelt Ave. The plan is to change the name of 126th Street, which borders the stadium’s east side, to Seaver Way, a source confirmed. The change will become official once approved by New York City. Cardinals 11, Yankees 3: Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Greg Bird would likely play over the weekend after being held out Thursday after being hit on his right elbow in the first inning of Wednesday’s game. Bird is batting .333 with three doubles, three homers and 17 RBIS. Domingo German gave up five runs and three homers over 32⁄3 innings. ... Lefty CC Sabathia returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure in December. Sabathia allowed one run and two hits over two innings, striking out three for Triple-a Scranton/wilkes-barre against Toledo, Detroit’s Triple-a affiliate. Mets 6, Marlins 0: Brandon Nimmo had two homers and four RBIS, and Michael Conforto hit his fifth homer of the spring. Steven Matz pitched five strong innings, striking out three and allowing six hits. Led by Edwin Diaz, the bullpen followed with four hitless innings.

Red Sox 8, Rays (ss) 0: Seven Boston pitchers combined on a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts. Rafael Devers hit a two-run triple and Dustin Pedroia went 2-for-3 with his first RBI this spring. Notes: Mike Trout and the Angels announced their record $426.5 million, 12-year contract . ... First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the Cardinals are finalizing a five-year extension for $130 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’S Jeff Passan.