PRESS RELEASE: DAVID WRIGHT TO HAVE HIS NUMBER #5 RETIRED & ENTER THE METS HALL OF FAME IN A CEREMONY PRESENTED BY NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN ON JULY 19

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 6, 2025 – The New York Mets today announced the team will retire David Wright's No. 5 and he will enter the Mets Hall of Fame in a pre-game ceremony on Saturday, July 19 presented by NewYork-Presbyterian prior to the 4:10 p.m. game against the Cincinnati Reds.

Wright will become the eighth player in franchise history to have his number retired by the Mets, joining Tom Seaver (#41), Mike Piazza (#31), Jerry Koosman (#36), Keith Hernandez (#17), Willie Mays (#24), Dwight Gooden (#16) and Darryl Strawberry (#18). In addition, the Mets have retired three other numbers, including Manager Gil Hodges (#14), Manager Casey Stengel (#37) and Jackie Robinson (#42). Wright will join Seaver as the only players to have their number retired and enter the Mets Hall of Fame on the same day.

"David Wright personified class on and off the field," said Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen. "David is the definition of a Met. He grew up going to Mets Triple-A games in his hometown of Norfolk, VA and was drafted by the organization in 2001. His spectacular career included seven All-Star appearances, two Gold Gloves and two Silver Slugger awards before he played an emotional final game in 2018. For a generation of Mets fans, he was their Tom Seaver, so it is a fitting tribute that only David and Tom have gone into the Mets Hall of Fame and had their number retired on the same day. He continues to contribute to the organization today serving as an ambassador. Congratulations on this tremendous honor, David."

Wright is the franchise leader in hits (1,777), RBI (970), runs (949), doubles (390), extra-base hits (658) and walks (762), second in games played (1,585) and home runs (242), third in batting average (.296) and fourth in stolen bases (196) and on-base percentage (.376).

"Excited, humbled, honored are just some of the words to describe the thought of this summer's Mets Hall of Fame induction and seeing #5 up at Citi Field next to some of the best players to ever play the game," said Wright. "A big thank you to Steve and Alex Cohen and the entire Mets organization for this surreal honor. I can't quite put into words the appreciation I have for the city of New York and Mets fans. For 15 years I felt like I had 40,000 friends and family members in the stands each night. It was an honor of a lifetime taking the field as your Captain and I truly feel like this honor is just as much yours as it is mine. Thank you for the continued support and I can't wait to see you on July 19!"

Wright was selected by the Mets as the 38^th overall pick in the 2001 First-Year Player Draft out of Hickory High School (VA). He made his major league debut on July 21, 2004 vs. Montreal at Shea Stadium. In 2013, he was named the fourth captain in franchise history. Wright would play his entire career with the Mets. His farewell game was on September 29, 2018 vs. Miami.

Wright's seven All-Star appearances are tied for the second-most in team history behind Seaver's nine selections. He was a Rawlings Gold Glove winner in 2007 and 2008 and a Louisville Silver Slugger Award recipient in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, he became the third player in team history to join the 30-30 club (30 homers, 34 stolen bases).

"NewYork-Presbyterian is pleased to help honor David Wright, who has generously given his time to visit young patients in our hospital and brighten their day," said Devika Mathrani, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian. "We look forward to continuing to partner with the New York Mets to improve the health and well-being of all New Yorkers."

Wright had several historic home runs during his legendary career. In 2006, Wright became the second player in franchise history to hit a home run during an All-Star Game when he blasted a solo homer at Pittsburgh's PNC Park. Wright hit the first home run by a Mets player in Citi Field history when he went deep on April 13, 2009 vs. San Diego in the ballpark's inaugural game. He also hit the first World Series home run in Citi Field's history, a two-run shot, in Game 3 of the 2015 Fall Classic.

Wright represented the United States in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classic. He delivered a walk-off RBI single against Puerto Rico in 2009 and slugged a grand slam against Italy during the 2013 tournament.

Tickets for the July 19^th game as well as any other Mets home game for the 2025 season are available online at Mets.com/Tickets or by calling (718) 507-TIXX.

David Wright's Career Stats:

 

Standard Batting Table

Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2004	21	NYM	NL	2.2	69	283	263	41	77	17	1	14	40	6	0	14	40	.293	.332	.525	.857	119	.373	119	138	7	3	0	3	0	5/H
2005	22	NYM	NL	4.8	160	657	575	99	176	42	1	27	102	17	7	72	113	.306	.388	.523	.912	140	.409	150	301	16	7	0	3	2	*5	MVP-19
2006	23	NYM	NL	4.1	154	661	582	96	181	40	5	26	116	20	5	66	113	.311	.381	.531	.912	133	.393	133	309	15	5	0	8	13	*5/D	AS,MVP-9
2007	24	NYM	NL	8.3	160	711	604	113	196	42	1	30	107	34	5	94	115	.325	.416	.546	.963	149	.428	156	330	14	6	0	7	6	*5/H	AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
2008	25	NYM	NL	6.9	160	736	626	115	189	42	2	33	124	15	5	94	118	.302	.390	.534	.924	142	.410	150	334	15	4	0	11	5	*5/D	AS,MVP-7,GG,SS
2009	26	NYM	NL	3.2	144	618	535	88	164	39	3	10	72	27	9	74	140	.307	.390	.447	.837	124	.380	129	239	16	3	0	6	8	*5/H	AS
2010	27	NYM	NL	2.8	157	670	587	87	166	36	3	29	103	19	11	69	161	.283	.354	.503	.856	131	.370	130	295	12	2	0	12	9	*5/DH	AS,MVP-24
2011	28	NYM	NL	2.1	102	447	389	60	99	23	1	14	61	13	2	52	97	.254	.345	.427	.771	115	.354	119	166	5	3	0	3	4	5/6H
2012	29	NYM	NL	7.1	156	670	581	91	178	41	2	21	93	15	10	81	112	.306	.391	.492	.883	144	.380	144	286	15	3	0	5	16	*5/6H	AS,MVP-6
2013	30	NYM	NL	5.2	112	492	430	63	132	23	6	18	58	17	3	55	79	.307	.390	.514	.904	156	.408	164	221	11	5	0	2	5	*5/H	AS
2014	31	NYM	NL	2.1	134	586	535	54	144	30	1	8	63	8	5	42	113	.269	.324	.374	.698	101	.313	99	200	22	4	0	5	5	*5/H
2015	32	NYM	NL	0.6	38	174	152	24	44	7	0	5	17	2	1	22	36	.289	.379	.434	.814	126	.377	140	66	4	0	0	0	0	5
2016	33	NYM	NL	0.0	37	164	137	18	31	8	0	7	14	3	2	26	55	.226	.350	.438	.788	113	.345	113	60	0	0	0	0	0	5/H
2018	35	NYM	NL	0.0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	5	.231	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	/5H
14 Yrs				49.2	1585	6872	5998	949	1777	390	26	242	970	196	65	762	1292	.296	.376	.491	.867	133	.385	137	2945	152	45	0	65	73	*5H/D6
162 Game Avg				5.0	162	702	613	97	182	40	3	25	99	20	7	78	132	.296	.376	.491	.867	133	.385	137	301	16	5	0	7	7

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Generated 1/6/2025.