David Wright (43), a "Captain America" who served as a symbol of the New York Mets from the late 2000s to the 2010s, has been confirmed to hold a permanent event.
MLB.com , the official Major League Baseball website, said on the 7th that the New York Mets will hold a permanent Wright absentee event at home against the Cincinnati Reds on July 20 (Korean time).메이저사이트
This is the second game of the second half of the New York Mets. The New York Mets will play three consecutive home games against Cincinnati from July 19-21.
The New York Mets permanently assigned Wright's number 5 last month. It is the 10th permanent number in the history of the New York Mets.
He is also the eighth New York Mets player after Dwight Gooden, Daryl Strawberry, Willie Mays, Mike Piazza, Jerry Kusman, Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver.
Other players on permanent duty include Jackie Robinson's No. 42, which is now unavailable to all major league clubs. Gil Hodges and Casey Stengall were also permanently replaced as coaches.
Wright is a franchise star who played for only one team from 2004 to 2018 after being a first-round pick by the New York Mets in the 2001 rookie draft.
In 14 seasons in the Major League, he played in 1,585 games with a batting average of 0.296, 242 home runs, 970 RBIs, 949 runs, 1777 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.376 OPS of 0.867.
He was named an All-Star in the National League seven times and was awarded Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the third baseman category twice. The highest ranking in MVP voting was sixth in 2012.
However, since he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 2015, he has not played many games. He played in only 77 games in four years from 2015 to 2018.
Wright chose to retire relatively early after the 36-year-old season and also served as a special adviser to the New York Mets general manager in 2019.