Longtime Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird, who already had her jersey retired and a street in Seattle named after her, had a statue erected in her honor outside Climage Pledge Arena on Sunday morning.

In a ceremony before Seattle hosted the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, legendary former Storm guard Sue Bird, who led the franchise to four WNBA championships, became the first WNBA player honored with a statue outside a WNBA arena.

Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird became the first player in WNBA history to be honored with a statue. On Sunday, the team unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena a statue of Bird shooting a layup in her Storm jersey,

The Seattle Mariners (68-57) and Philadelphia Phillies (71-53) meet Monday to start a 3-game series. First pitch at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia is ticketed for 6:40 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Mariners vs. Phillies odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The first-place Phillies (71-53) have a 6-game lead over the New York Mets in the National League East. Seattle (68-57) is also in playoff contention as the second-place Mariners trail Houston by 1 1/2 games in the American League West.