Q: That moment when (then-manager) Mickey Callaway removed you before the fifth inning of your farewell game. A: I think the first thing that came to my mind was: This’ll be the last time I ever put ...
The celebration on Saturday afternoon will be different. As David Wright has his No. 5 raised to the rafters prior to the Mets' game at 4:10 p.m. against the Reds, it will be a unique moment in the ...
David Wright will be honored Saturday at Citi Field by having his No. 5 retired by the Mets. But twice Friday, people who knew Wright well said if things had worked out just a bit differently, it ...
There are countless stories of David Wright’s generosity with fans, teammates and Mets staffers. The third baseman, who was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame and had his No. 5 retired Saturday ...
The ironic part about all of this — about the number retirement, about the Mets Hall of Fame induction, about The Captain, the No. 5 becoming immortalized in the left field corner at Citi Field, the ...
David Wright's Hall of Fame case, like his playing career, is largely overshadowed by questions of what could have been. But ...
For the third straight year, Mets legend David Wright hosted the "Battle of the Badges" baseball game at Citi Field between the NYPD and FDNY to raise money for charities of each organization’s ...
It was a father playing catch with his son. They’d done it before, back in the Little League days, but it had been a long, long time since then. Rhon Wright doesn’t consider himself a great athlete ...
David Wright’s bid for Cooperstown, while still suspect with seven years of eligibility left, is gaining enough traction to leave the door open on future ballots. Wright received 14.8 percent of the ...
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets inducted David Wright into their hall of fame and retired his No. 5 on Saturday -- nearly 21 years after his big league debut. "I went straight from the airport to the ...