A statue outside Citi Field honoring The Franchise was only the first masterpiece the Mets unveiled Friday.

Inside the ballpark, a combination of strong starting pitching Tom Seaver would have appreciated and four mighty clouts turned the home opener into a festive celebration of past and present.

Chris Bassitt muzzled the Diamondbacks for six innings and Francisco Lindor led a four-homer barrage by going deep twice in the Mets’ 10-3 victory before a sellout of 43,820 on the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB’s color barrier.

Lindor homered from both sides of the plate, giving the home fans a taste of the player they expected last year, a season in which he underperformed after arriving from Cleveland.

Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha, both of whom tested positive for COVID 19, were absent from the team. Bench coach Glenn Sherlock also tested positive and was absent.

The victory was the Mets’ third straight and sixth in eight games to begin the season. In home openers, the Mets are now 40-21.