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The Mets are planning to retire David Wright‘s No. 5 next July 19 at Citi Field ahead of the game against the Cincinnati Reds, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
Wright will also be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.
A homegrown Met, Wright starred in Queens from 2004 to 2018, and was on a National Baseball Hall of Fame track before injuries — including spinal stenosis — began to seriously impact him.
Wright was a seven-time All-Star, finished top 10 in MVP voting three times, won a pair of Gold Gloves, and was instrumental in the Mets’ run to the NLCS in 2006 and the World Series in 2015 — when his first-inning home run in Game 3 against the Royals at Citi Field electrified the crowd.
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