David Wright Excited to Have Number Retired

David Wright and the Mets held a press conference for the first time since the team officially announced that it would retire his number 5 and put him in the Mets Hall of Fame during a July 19 ceremony at Citi Field.

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Wright began the press conference like he spent his entire 14-year career, with class, sending out thoughts and prayers to those in California (where he and his family now live) who have been dealing with the deadly wildfires during the past 24 hours.