David Wright (Part Two): 2015 NL Champion Mets All Time Franchise Third Baseman (2008-2015)

2010: Wright appeared at Spring Training two weeks early, in order to get a head, start on the new season. He had gained weight bulking up adding more muscle to his body. 

It was a better year for Wright although the Mets still finished at 79-83 in fourth Place. 

On Opening Day, he hit a two run HR off Florida's Josh Johnson in his first season at bat, as the Mets began on a happy note with a 7-1 win. 

1000 Hit: On April 27th, in the second game of a double header with the Dodgers at Citi Field, Wright hit a 5th inning RBI single for 1000th career hit.

Later in the game, he hit a 6th inning bases loaded triple off George Sherrill, as he drove in a total of four runs in the 10-5 Mets win. 

In the first week of May he hit three HRs, overall, he had 18 RBIs for the month. On May 15th he the first of two multi-RBI games in back-to-back losses in Florida. 

On May 20th he had one of three four RBI games on the year. On May 22nd in the second game of the subway series, Wright had a pair of RBI singles in the Mets 5-3 win. He drove in a run the next day as well in the 6-4 win.

Player of The Month Award: In June he was the NL Player of the month batting .404 with a 1.130 OPS, he drove in 29 runs & hit six HRs as it was his best month by far. He collected 14 multi-hit games, that month as well. 

It began with a three-hit game on June 1st in San Diego, where his 6th inning HR proved to be the 4-2 game winner. From June 10th through June 17th, he drove in runs in seven straight games, collecting 14 RBIs overall in that stretch. 

On June 13th, Wright hit a pair of HRs at Camden Yards in Baltimore, driving in four runs in the 11-4 Mets win.

After driving in a run in each of the three games in Baltimore, he drove in runs in all three games
of the Mets sweep at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. 

In the series Opener he drove in three runs with two RBI singles in the Mets 7-6 win. He then drove in runs in four straight games & had three multi-RBI games from June 25th to June 30th.

2010 All Star Game: On July 13th, Wright was named the NL's starting third baseman as he made his fifth straight All-Star appearance. In the game played in Anaheim, the NL won its first game in 13 years.

Wright collected two hits & at the time had the was tied for fifth all time for All Star Game batting average (.461).

Five RBI Day: On July 30th, he hit a pair of HRs in the first game of a double header against the D-backs at Citi Field, driving in a season high five runs in the Mets 9-6 loss. 

The next day he led the team to a 5-4 win as he drove in three more runs against Arizona with two
more hits. After not hitting another HR in over three weeks, he hit four HRs from August 17th to August 26th, also raising his average back up to .290. 

The next day his pop-up sac fly was one of two runs in the Mets 2-1 win over Houston. 

In early September he hit HRs in back-to-back games on the road in Atlanta & Chicago. On September 19th he hit HRs in back-to-back games. From there through the end of the season, he hit six HRs. From September 26th to September 29th, he homered in three straight games. 

After his hot month of June, he didn't hit as well the rest of the way, as his average fell on the season to a career low (up to that point) .283. He played in 157 games hitting 29 HRs with 36 doubles 3 triples 19 stolen bases, a .354 on base % & a .856 OPS. He led the league in sac hits (12) for the second time in his career.

Wright drove in 103 runs. It was his fifth year of driving in over 100 plus runs. 

 At third base he led the league in assists (321) put outs (110) & errors (20) putting up a .956 fielding % turning a career high 34 double plays.

Trivia: That season the Mets brought up the highly touted prospect Ike Davis and Wright was now being looked at as the veteran of the younger team.

2011:  Wright struggled as he missed over two months of action with a stress fracture in his back. The Mets fell to fourth place once again for their third straight losing season. There were even rumors during the season that he may be dealt away, as the team owners; the Wilpon Family had financial troubles losing money in the Bernie Madoff scandal. 

The team now had a new manager in Terry Collins & a new GM in Sandy Alderson. Once again, the Mets seemed to be in a rebuilding mode.

On April 2nd, Wright singled in the 10th inning breaking a 3-3 tie putting the Mets ahead in a game against the Marlins. Willie Harris would double & drive in Wright & another run in what was a Mets 6-4 win. 

Game Winning Hits: On April 5th, Wright was credited with a game winning hit after a base hit off the Phillies Cole Hamels. It was Wright's 90th career game winning hit passing Mike Piazza for most game winning hits in Mets history. 

Stress Fracture on His Back: It was on May 16th he was diagnosed with a stress fracture on his back, as he would then miss two months of action. The injury would affect him the rest of his career.

Upon his return on July 22nd, he went 2-5 against the Florida Marlins, in that first series upon his return he went 6-14 with a HR, three doubles & 6 RBIs.

On August 7th, he played at short stop for the first time in his career, filling in for an injured Jose Reyes. 

On August 8th in a home game against San Diego, Wright hit a two run HR in the bottom of the 3rd inning putting the Mets ahead 4-1. The Padres went ahead, then in the bottom of the 9th inning with the Mets down 8-6, Wright hit a single scoring Jason Pridie to make it 8-7. The Mets won the game when Justin Turner & Wright crossed the plate on a Lucas Duda base hit.

Player of the Week: For the week of September 4th Wright would earn his third Player of the Week Award. 

On September 1st, he had a two-run 3rd inning single against the Marlins in a 7-5 win at Shea. The next game Wright hit a three run HR off the Nats Ross Detwiler in the Mets 7-4 win when the Mets went to Washington D.C. 

Five RBI Game: On September 16th in a 12-2 Mets win at Turner Field in Atlanta, in front of 43,901 fans, Wright hit a HR off Derek Lowe & one-off Julio Teheran. He drove in a season high five runs in his biggest game of the year.

He finished 2011 with his lowest average to date .254 as he hit just 4 HRs with 23 doubles 61 RBIs 54 walks & a .345 on base %. It was the first time in six years he did not make the All-Star team.

2012: In the off season, there was a lot of talk that Wright may be at the end of his career & that his time in New York was nearing its end. The Mets had already parted ways with their other franchise player, Jose Reyes. 

Reyes had just come off a season where he became the first Met to win a batting title. Also gone were All Star Carlos Beltran, as well as any other remnants of the 2006 NL Eastern team,

This was a young rebuilding team that had a great first half, surprising everyone by being in second place. They faded in the second half finishing a poor 74-88 in fourth place.

On Opening Day Wright drove in the only run of the game with a 6th inning single off the Braves Tommy Hanson in the 1-0 win. The win also marked the return of Johan Santana from his injuries, although he pitched five shout out innings, he earned no decision. 

That week Wright showed he was not done just yet, as he drove in runs in his first five games & hit two HRs. On April 9th he fractured his pinkie but would miss only three games. He returned to go 3-5 with a HR in a 5-0 Jon Neise combined shut out win against the Phillies.

Mets All Time RBI Leader: On April 25th in the bottom of the 6th inning, Wright hit a HR off the Marlins Mark Buehrle. The RBI put him passed Daryl Strawberry for the all-time Mets RBI leader with 735. The Mets won the game 5-1.

Wright would close out April batting .389 riding a ten-game hit streak to May. In May he batted .347.

All Time Mets Leader Runs Scored: On June 5th he passed Jose Reyes when he hit a solo HR off the Nationals Jordan Zimmermann for the all-time Mets Runs Scored lead (736).

In June, although his HR numbers were a bit lower, his batting average was up. In June he had a fifteen-game hit streak & was leading the National League in hitting. 

Five RBI Day: On June 27th he hit his 25th double of the year, as he had a season high five RBI game at Wrigley Field in a 17-1 Mets blow out win. 

On June 28th Wright had an RBI double & a solo HR off the Dodgers Chris Capuano in a 3-2
Mets win in Los Angeles.

At the start of July in a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field, he drove in runs in all three games. Wright had two separate four RBI games where he hit HRs in that set as well, as the Mets took two of three games.

2012 All Star Game: At the break, he was among the league's best in batting, hits, on base % runs
scored & slugging but was snubbed for the starting position at the All-Star Game. The San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval earned the start even though his numbers were nowhere near Wright's.

Wright made his sixth All-Star team, this year as a reserve player. He joined Mets teammate R.A. Dickey & his manager Terry Collins representing the Mets. He went 0-2 in the NL's 8-0 win in Kansas City.

After batting .351 in the first half & he batted just .258 in the second half. The Mets had finished the first half of the year six games over .500 at 46-40, four games out of first place. In the second half of the year, they fell apart; going 28-48 falling to 24 games out in fourth place.

Five RBI Day: They began with a six-game losing streak after the All-Star break, that Wright helped break on July 19th. That day he hit two HRs & drove in five runs, matching his season high in the Mets a 9-5 win at Washington. 

In August he struggled not hitting a HR until August 24th, that HR was the 200th of his career. His batting average fell from .333 to .316 by September.

In late September he got hot again, hitting four HRs in the final week & half of the season. 

On September 23rd, he hit a 1st inning HR off the Marlins Ricky Nolasco whom he always hit well against. He would later drive in another run leading the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Marlins.

Mets All Time Hits Leader: On September 26th in the 3rd inning, in a game against the Pirates at Citi Field, Wright dribbled a grounder to third base for an RBI single off Jeff Locke. The hit passed Ed Kranepool's 1418 as the Mets all-time hits leader.

In that series Wright would have two multi-RBI games, hitting HRs & driving in three runs in two of the games.

Wright would lead the team in hitting (.306) RBIs (93) on base % (.391%) OPS (.883) walks (81) doubles (41) hits (178) & runs (91) as well as at bats (581) & tie for games played (156) with Ike Davis & Daniel Murphy. 

He was second on the club with his 21 HR to Ike Davis who hit 32 HRs. Overall, he came in 6th in the NL for the MVP Award.

At third base he led the NL in put outs (107) was second in games played (155) & was third in fielding (.974%)

Contract Extension: On December 1st, 2012, Wright signed an eight year 138-million-dollar deal, making him the highest paid Met in history.

Although the Mets owners were known to be cheap, especially with players in their thirties. Sandy Alderson helped the negations by convincing Wright the Mets had the arms with good pitching in the minors ready to be brought up. Wright agreed to sign. The Mets took out injury insurance which came in handy as his back issues became a big problem.

Trivia: David Wright became the only superstar Met in team history to remain with the club for his entire career.

2013- Mets Captain: On March 21st after a Spring Training contest, it was announced that David Wright was named the fourth Mets Captain in the club's history. He followed the legacy of Captain's Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter & John Franco.

On Opening Day Wright collected his first hit & first RBI of the season, as it came in the Mets 11-2 win over the San Diego Padres. He drove in a run the next day as well.

On April 16th he hit his first two HRs of the season, they came at Colorado in an 8-4 Mets loss. Wright started out with a good month of April, finishing the month with 20 RBIs a .415 on base % & a .291 batting average. 

Wright began the month of May by hitting HRs in his first three games of the month.

On May 1st he had three hits with a HRs in a Mets 7-6 win in South Florida. On May 3rd in Atlanta, his HR in the top of the 9th inning off Craig Kimbrel tied the game in which the Mets went on to win in extra innings. The next game he hit a two-run shot off the Braves Tim Hudson in a 9-4 loss. 

On May 17th Wright hit a HR at Wrigley Field, helping Matt Harvey to his fifth win of the year, getting to 5-0. 

Subway Series: On May 27th, in the subway series at Citi Field, the Mets were down 1-0 in the
7th inning to Phil Hughes & the AL New York club. Wright blasted a lead off HR to left center field tying up the game at one. 

The Mets would win the game with an 8th inning RBI single from Daniel Murphy, on their way to a series sweep.

The next day, the Mets were down 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th inning. After Daniel Murphy led off with a ground rule double, David Wright singled to center off Mariano Rivera to tie the game. Lucas Duda then singled bringing in Wright with the walk off game winning run.

1500th Career Hit: On June 18th, in the second game of a double header with the Braves, Wright collected his 1500th career hit.

On June 20th Wright hit two HRs off Mike Minor in a 5-4 win at Atlanta.

All Star Game at Citi Field: That July, Wright was selected to start at third base for the NL in the All-Star Game played at Citi Field. He became just the fourth Mets player to have appeared in at least seven All Star Games. 

Wright had a big three days surrounding the All-Star Game as he was treated with celebrity status around New York City. He was elected HR Derby team Captain & hit five HRs of his own in the contest.

When he was announced during the pre-game introductions, he received a tremendous ovation from the hometown fans at Citi Field. He then received the ceremonial first pitch thrown out by Mets Hall of Fame Pitcher, Tom Seaver. Wright went 0-2 in his first two at bats, before getting a 7th inning single off Greg Holland. It was one of the three lone NL hits in the 3-0 loss.

After the break, he battered two HRs in his first three games back to regular season play. Overall Wright would hit safely in all but three games the entire month of July, getting his average up over .300 again.

On August 2nd, he hit a two run HR in a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field. The next day he pulled a hamstring & was out of the line up until September 20th. 

Upon his return he hit a two run HR off the Phillies Cole Hamels in his first at bat. The next day he hit another HR as the Mets went on to sweep the Phillies in three games. The HRs put Wright second on the Mets all time HR list, passing Mike Piazza & second to Daryl Strawberry.

Wright finished 2013 playing 112 games (430 at bats) hitting 18 HRs with 23 doubles, a career high 6 triples (9th in the NL), 17 stolen bases, 58 RBIs & a .382 on base %. At third base he posted a .973 fielding %.

2014: In February of 2014 Wright was voted "the Face of MLB" by fans online. But a bad season which probably had something to do with his recurring shoulder injury as well as his back issues didn't even get him voted to the NL All Star team. 

It was just the third time in ten years that he did not get the honor. The Mets needed Wright & Curtis Granderson to have good seasons, which they did not. This was a big reason the team finished under .500.

On Opening Day Wright had three hits including a 10th inning two run HR that brought the Mets within two runs, but they fell short in a 9-7 loss to the Miami Marlins. 

In April he had a twelve-game hit streak, to get over the .500 mark briefly.

His next HR came on May 10th, it was a three RBI Day in the middle of a streak where he drove in runs in five straight games. 

On May 12th he drove in the first run of the subway series, in the 1st inning. He had three hits & drove in three runs with an RBI double & RBI single in the Mets 12-7 win in the second game of the Mets two game sweep across town in the Bronx. 

By the end of May he was batting .295 & leading the club with 30 RBIs. In June Wright hit just two HRs, but starting on June 17th, he drove in runs in seven straight games. On June 18th, his 6th inning single off Lance Lynn put the Mets ahead 2-1 in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. 

The next day his 1st inning HR off the Marlins Andrew Heaney was the only run in a 1-0 Zack Wheeler three hit shutout in Florida. On June 21st he added an RBI in a 4-0 Jacob deGrom combined shut out.

Over the next month Wright would drive in runs in 17 of 28 games. This included an eleven-game hit streak as well as keeping his average up in the .285 range. On July 7th he hit a HR off Mike Minor as the Mets beat the Braves 4-3. 

On July 11th he hit what turned out to be his last HR of the season, it came against the Marlins at Citi Field in a 7-1 Mets win.

He started out August with a 13-game hit streak, but the nagging shoulder injury acted up & by the end of the month his season was winding down. 

On September 8th, with the Mets seemingly out of contention, he & the team agreed to end his season. Wright finished off with a .269 batting average, 144 hits, 8 HRs, 30 doubles, 63 RBIs, 8 stolen bases in 13 attempts & a .324 on base %. 

The on base % was the lowest of his career & his average was his second worst as he hit .254 in 2011. He also grounded into 22 double plays (4th most in the NL) & struck out 113 times in 535 at bats.

On the field he posted a .954 fielding %, as he committed five errors at third (4th most in the NL) second to Daniel Murphy on the club.

In late December, Wright began to swing a bat for the first time in preparation for the 2015 season.

2015 Mets Pennant Season: Wright was excited going into Spring Training & a positive attitude surrounded the team for the upcoming year. 

He was in the Opening Day line up at Washington, batting second & playing third base. 

In the third game of the year, he drove in his first two runs of the year, helping the Mets in a 6-3 win over the Nats. The next day he hit his first HR of the season in a loss at Atlanta.

On April 14th, in just the eighth game of the season, Wright pulled a hamstring as he was attempting to steal a base. He was put on the 15-day DL, but things got a lot worse as he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis. Wright would end up missing four months of the season & his career was thought to be in jeopardy.

After a long rehab period, he was playing ball again at St. Lucie for eight games batting .321 in preparation for his return to New York.

On August 24th, Wright made his return to the Mets, finding himself on a first-place team with a five-game lead, fighting a playoff spot. 

Then in dramatic fashion in his first at bat where he was hitting in the cleanup spot, he blasted a 2nd inning HR off the Phillies Adam Morgan. Wright made it a point to show that during the pennant race, the captain was back.

In September he would hit three HRs while driving in 12 runs and have himself nine multi-hit games. 

From September 7th to the 14th during the Mets eight game win streak, he drove in five runs. 

Mets Clinch NL East: On September 26th, the Mets clinched the NL Eastern Divisional title with a 10-2 win over the Reds at Cincinnati. 

In the 9th inning, the Mets Captain stamped his name on the clincher with a three run HR.

Wright at this point had become the longest tenured player in the major leagues, this after Chase Utley was traded away from the Phillies. 

Wright was the last player left from the Mets 2006 NL Divisional win & after nine years of ups & many downs, he was able to enjoy the joy of being on a winner once again. It was onto the post season & Wright the face of the Mets franchise, was front & center in the playoff atmosphere.

On the regular season he played in just 38 games hitting .289 with 5 HRs, seven doubles & 17 RBIs.

Trivia: That October a life size replica of himself was displayed at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Manhattan.

Post Season-2015 NLDS: In Game #1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, the Mets were clinging onto a 1-0 lead behind Jaccob deGrom at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. 

In the 7th inning, Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw walked three batters & was removed from the game with two outs. Wright came to bat against reliever Pedro Baez & welcomed him with a two-run single that helped the Mets to a 3-1 win. 

Captain D. Wright was the offensive hero of the game, his game winning hit added to his legacy this late in his career.

Wright would not get another hit in the NLDS, going 0-14 in the next three games, although he did draw four walks with one run scored. He batted just .063 but did walk four times scoring a run.

2015 NLCS: In Game #1 of the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs he drew a walk & surprised everyone with a stolen base, in the 4-2 Mets win. 

In Game #2 of the NLCS at Citi Field, Wright got things going right away for the Mets off the Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, with a 1st inning double driving in Curtis Granderson with the game's first run. 

In Game #3 at Wrigley Field, he collected three hits, including a double with a walk scoring two runs in the Mets 5-2 win. In the 1st inning he singled & scored on Yoenis Cespedes double.

In the 7th inning, Wright doubled & scored on a Cespedes' single. In the Game #4 win he drew two walks scoring two more runs as the Mets swept the series. In the 2nd, he walked & scored on Lucas Duda's two run double. In the 8th inning he walked & scored on Daniel Murphy's HR.

Overall, in the NLCS he batted .286 (4-14) with an RBI, 4 walks & 5 runs scored. 

TV Appearance: On October 24th Wright appeared on the late-night TV show with
teammates Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom & Wilmer Flores.

2015 World Series: On October 27th Wright got to play in his first World Series, the Mets opened up Game #1 of the 2015 Fall Classic in Kansas City against the Royals.

Wright would get two hits on the night, but in the 11th inning he struck out to end the inning with two runners on base in a 4-4 tie. The Mets lost the game in the 14th inning.

He went hitless in Game #2.

In Game #3 at Citi Field, the Mets were down two games to none in the Series, as well as 1-0 in this game. In the bottom of the 1st inning with Curtis Granderson on first, Wright blasted a two-run HR off Yordano Ventura, putting the Mets ahead 2-1 & exciting the crazed Citi Field hometown fans.

He would add a two-run single in the Mets four run 6th inning, helping the Mets to their only series win behind Noah Syndergaard's outstanding pitching performance. 

Wright went hitless in the next two games. Overall, in the World Series he had five hits batting .208 with a HR 4 RBIs & a walk.

After the Pennant: As 2016 began he was the Mets regular third baseman with lots of concerns
about his health. 

In April he hit his first HR on April 18th, his tenth game of the season. He connected for two that day leading the Mets to a 5-2 win. 

On April 26th, his 7th inning single proved to be the game winning hit, as the Mets won a 4-3 game in Cincinnati over the Reds.

In May he hit five HRs, the first coming against the Braves in a 4-1 win at Citi Field.

Last Walk Off Hit: On May 21st in a night game against the Brewers at Citi Field, Wright came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning with the score tied 4-4. He singled to center field scoring Eric Campbell with the winning run for his eighth career walk off hit. His eight career walk offs are a Mets franchise record.

 Beginning on May 23rd he hit HRs in three straight games, all coming in three straight games, all which were Mets wins. On May 23rd he hit a three-run shot in a 7-1 win over the Nationals in D.C. He then hit a solo shot in a 2-0 win over the Nats.

Last Career HR: On May 27th, Wright hit His last HR of his career, #245, it came in the 4th
inning of a 6-5 win over the L.A. Dodgers at Citi Field. That was also Wrights last game of the 2016 season.

Out For the Season: The injuries finally got the better of him, as his back issues became too much pain & he couldn't ignore it any longer.  On June 3rd he went to the DL with a herniated disc. On June 16th he underwent neck surgery to repair the disc & was out for the rest of the season.

Quotes- David Wright: After trying every way to get back on the field, I've come to realize that it's best for me, my teammates and the organization to proceed with surgery at this time. My neck simply did not respond to any of the treatments of the past few weeks. While incredibly frustrating and disappointing, I am determined to make a full recovery and get back on the field as soon as I can to help the Mets win. I greatly appreciate the support of my teammates and our fans throughout the last few weeks." 

In just 37 games of the 2016 Mets Wild Card season, he hit 7 HRs with 14 RBIs batting .226.

2017-2018: Before Spring Training 2017, while still rehabbing from neck surgery he had more shoulder issues, which prevented him from playing all season. 

In September he underwent rotator cuff surgery. 

In 2018 he announced that in September he would play in his final game.

Quotes - Terry Collins: “It’s really, really sad to think that this guy, probably one of the best players in the game, has had to miss the amount of time he’s had to miss with various injuries. I salute him for what he’s had to go through, but it’s really tough to watch. He's a special person”

Wright would play in two final games, coming in as a pinch hitter on September 28th, grounding out in an 8-1 loss to the Marlina. 

Final Game: On September 29th the Mets honored David Wright in his final career game. A start studded highlight reel of tributed came in from all over the world. Wright took the field as his teammates waited in the dugout. 

The fans roared as he went to his usual third base spot, waving to the crowd, blowing kisses & touching his heart, eventually signaling to his team mates to join him.

Jose Reyes took his familiar short stop position next two Wright after the two embraced. It was the 878th time the two started a game together, the most any two Mets have ever started games together in club history. The two teammates had not stood next to each other on the field since September 2011.

He came to bat twice, fouling out in his last career at bat, he was replaced in the 5th inning as he walked into a lonely clubhouse. The Mets were able to squeek out a 10 extra inning win.

Quotes- David Wright: "When I'm around Mets fans, when I'm around the orange & blue, I feel like I'm at home.

Career Stats: In his Mets career Wright has played 1585 games all with the New York Mets. He is second to Ed Kranepool in career Mets games. He has played 1571 games at third base which is 37th most all time in MLB.

All Time Mets Leader Board: Wright is the Mets All Time leader in hits (1777) doubles (390) RBIs (970) walks (762) sac flies (65) total bases (2945) at bats (5998) hit by pitches (45) strike outs (1292) & games played at third base (1572).

He is second all-time in Mets games played (1585) & HRs (242). 

He is fourth on the Mets all-time list in stolen bases (196) & on base % (.376%). He is seventh in slugging (.491%). 

Trivia: His .296 average is second to John Olerud (.315) & Keith Hernandez (.297) for any player with at least 1000 Met at bats.

At third base he has made 1087 put outs (78th all time) with 2945 assists (45th all time) & has turned 237 double plays (56th all time) while posting a .955 fielding %.

David Wright was always seen as one of the nicest guys in baseball, a true gentleman of the sport known for his politeness. He always arrived at the ballpark early & signed auto graphs for kids before the game. He always had a smile on his face & gave time to his fans. He always had time for the pesky media as well.

Trivia: Besides being known as the Mets Team Captain, he is also referred to as Captain America. 

Personal: Wright resides on the lower East Side of Manhattan as well as Manalapan, New Jersey & Manhattan Beach, California.

Family: Wright married model Molly Beers in beautiful La Jolla California, on December 26th, 2014. They had their first daughter Olivia Shea Wright in July 2016. They now have three children, two daughters & a son.

Health: His strict health rules require nine hours sleep a night, one coffee only a day & a diet of hard-boiled eggs, avocados as well as a daily salad.

Book: In 2020 his memoir The Captain was published.

 

Wright has been a spokesperson for Vitamin Water & Ford
dealerships in the New York / New Jersey market. 

Airline: Wright has a Delta Airline MD-88 plane named after him. The planes name along with his Jersey number 5 & his signature appear on the boarding door. The plane is a shuttle between New York, Boston & Washington D.C.

Charities: The David Wright Foundation is his own charitable organization in which it brings an awareness about multiple sclerosis. 

The Foundation raises money through events, contributions & various projects. Its first annual gala was held at the NY stock Exchange in 2005 raising two million dollars. 

He is also very active in the Boys & Girls clubs of America.

2022: Although he attended the Mets Spring Training, He did not attend the 2022 Mets Old Timers Day at Citi Field.