Wright eventually spent an hour Wednesday revisiting the anecdotes and accolades that made his 14-year career, all with the Mets, worthy of special recognition. New York will retire Wright’s No. 5 in a pre-game ceremony before the 4:10 p.m. game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 19.

Billy Wagner spent four years with the Mets after becoming a star closer with the Houston Astros. He racked up 73.8% of the vote in his ninth year on the ballot. Of the 289 votes he needed, Wagner got 284. If he can pick up those five votes, he would be one of the few relievers in the Hall of Fame.

New York Mets legendary third baseman David Wright spoke via zoom on Wednesday following the announcement that he will have his No. 5 jersey retired and enter t

Former Mets captain David Wright received the required five percent of the Hall of Fame votes to remain on the ballot.

With characteristic class, The Captain says despite his career being cut short by injuries that "there's not really anything that I would have done differently."

David Wright was drafted by the Mets out of high school in 2001, made his MLB debut with them in 2004 and played the final game of his career wearing the same uniform in 2018.

New York Mets legend, Captain David Wright will have his number retired by the team and will be inducted into the teams' Hall of Fame.

David Wright ... approachable star. Wright signed every autograph, met with every kid who asked and was the first player to welcome a new teammate, coach or manager to the Mets.

NEW YORK — David Wright is rooting for Juan Soto and the New York Mets to win the World Series title that eluded him. “It seems like the will to win within the organization is incredible,” the former Mets captain said Wednesday during a Zoom news conference that followed the team's announcement that his No. 5 will be retired on July 19 .

NEW YORK — David Wright's No. 5 will be retired by the New York Mets before the July 19th game against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field, the team announced. Wright's number will be the 10th ...

Billy Wagner may have been an Astro and a Phillie at least as much as he was a Met, but that doesn’t erase the fact that he was, indeed, a Met. Wagner was an important one, too, spending three-plus ye

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