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      • David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Mets. Chosen by the Mets in the 2001 MLB draft, he made his MLB debut on July 21, 2004 at Shea Stadium.
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    David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Mets. Chosen by the Mets in the 2001 MLB draft, he made his MLB debut on July 21, 2004 at Shea Stadium.

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  3. Aug 8, 2024 · Wright, who serves as a Mets team ambassador, will be back at Citi Field on Sept. 12 for the annual Battle of the Badges charity game between the FDNY and NYPD. Wright will serve as the host for...

  4. Jan 12, 2024 · Mets third baseman David Wright was one of baseball's top players for the better part of a decade, but his career effectively ended at age 33.

    • Jesse Yomtov
    • MLB Editor
    • Wright stacks up better than you think. Through no fault of his own, Wright appears to be fighting an uphill battle here. But looking strictly at his performance, his odds look pretty good.
    • Wright was among the best of his generation. In his prime, Wright was a certifiable superstar. From 2005-13, he averaged 145 games a year, with a .302/.384/.505 slash line and 23 home runs, 93 RBIs and 20 stolen bases per season.
    • Wright is still the face of a franchise. For expansion teams, even those that existed before free agency, true franchise players are hard to come by. The Mets have the same long record of icons acquired late or lost on the open market, doing nothing to diminish their legacies in New York but hurting their odds of being remembered later as the cornerstones of the franchise.
    • Wright is one of the best third basemen in MLB history. There are 14 AL/NL players in the Hall of Fame who played at least 50% of their games at third base (another two spent their career in the Negro Leagues).
  5. Nov 27, 2023 · David Wright’s name is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year. No one expects him to make it to Cooperstown because of a career cut short by injury. Wright played his last season in 2016, when he was still just 33. That was before he.

  6. Dec 19, 2023 · An outspoken proponent of the World Baseball Classic, Wright solidified his "Captain America" nickname by hitting a grand slam in 2013 pool play against Team Italy. The blast kept a struggling Team USA alive, ultimately allowing the Americans to advance to the second round.

  7. Nov 30, 2023 · Why David Wright deserves a long look on the Hall of Fame ballot. By Jayson Stark. Nov 30, 2023. It was the day before Thanksgiving, just last week. So, much like you, I was thinking about...

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