I Got Five On It

Five days from today the Mets officially start spring training. Let’s talk number 5, David Wright, shall we?

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Exactly five days from today, the New York Mets begin their quest for a World Championship when pitchers and catchers report for the first day of workouts at Clover Park in Port. St. Lucie, Florida.

One player who knows PSL very well is their former and the last Met to be named Captain of the Mets, number 5, David Wright.

Wright, who had his number 5 retired last summer is arguably the most popular Met since Tom Seaver.

The now 43-year-old spent his entire 14-year career with the Mets and was on the path to the Hall-of-Fame until he was ravished by a horrific diagnosis of spinal stenosis, which in essence, halted his incredible career.

Chosen by the Mets in the 2001 draft, the Virginia native made his MLB debut on July 21, 2004 at Shea Stadium after becoming one of the biggest prospects in Mets’ history.

Wright was an All-Star seven-times. When came up in July of 2004, he hit 14 homers and had 40 RBIs in 69 games, batting .293.

The star third baseman hit over .300 for the next five years. Power and speed, defensive and leadership were all there as in the next four seasons he hit, 27, 26, 30 and 33 homers during some epic prime years for the Captain.

In 2009, his season was injury-riddled, but he came back with a bang in 2010 with 29 homers, 103 RBIs and a .307 average.

However, you could see something was wrong with his body.

Despite that, he still crushed it on the the international stage at the World Baseball Classic in 2013.