Maggie and Brian got a sneak peak at the ballpark highlights for the new season. On Thursday March 21st, we got to attend the 2024 edition of ‘What’s New at Citi,’ an annual event where the Mets get to show off some of their additions and improvements for the new season at Citi Field.
Port St. Lucie - New York Mets' legend David Wright is at Clover Park this week to serve as a guest instructor at spring training for the third straight year, but don't expect him to be rejoining the organization on a full-time basis anytime soon.
Joe Mauer and David Wright had eerily similar MLB careers.
David Wright notched 6.2% of the vote on the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot, ensuring he’ll remain on the ballot for the 2025 cycle. Players need to earn 5% of the vote to stay on the ballot and 75% of the vote to get inducted.
There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. We come to the final player in our series, making his debut on the ballot.
While David Wright is highly unlikely to hear his name called during the 2024 Hall of Fame announcement on Tuesday night, the former New York Mets third baseman and captain will at least have his name continue to be debated once it’s time to pick next year’s class.
The New York Mets could have two former players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame next week, but another former star is in danger of falling off next year’s ballot.
Wright was on track through his age-30 season before injuries ended his career
Three former New York Mets are on the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, but the one that Mets fans would most associate with the team is the one lagging behind in early voting.
Getting elected to the Hall of Fame is the most prestigious honor in baseball. It recognizes careers from the best players of all time and enshrines them in Cooperstown.
Major League Baseball announced the 26 inductee candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Monday. Of the 12 players appearing for the first time on the ballot, former Mets include David Wright, Bartolo Colon, Adrián González, José Reyes, and José Bautista.
As MLB teams take this time to finalize their strategies for free agency, they look at and reflect holes that need to be plugged on their roster. For the Mets, some holes are glaring, like the need for a consistent DH and starting pitching depth.
Not since David Wright went down with injury has third base even been a debate in the New York Mets’ system. However, for almost a decade now, it’s been a constant revolving door of temporary placeholders until the next Wright steps up to the hot corner.
He ran onto the Citi Field diamond with the same hustle and spring in his step when he entered the Shea grounds for his debut 14 years earlier. He still flashed that same smile fans were so accustomed to.
As the Mets suffer through one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history, one team legend shared his opinion on the team deciding to go a different direction at the trade deadline.
By all accounts, Judge is up to the task after he handled duties as unofficial captain of the Yankees and set an American League single-season record of 62 home runs in 2022.
Spring Training is right around the corner for the 2023 New York Mets. As they gear up for the start of their work for the year down in Port St. Lucie, they are working on coordinating who their guest instructors will be and have one Mets legend in mind.
The longtime third baseman was a seven-time All-Star who played his entire 14-year career as a member of the team.
The Mets have compiled an extensive list of potential candidates in their managerial search, and the latest three names that were unveiled should ring a bell.
The winner of Wright's auction and three other individuals will receive an all-inclusive pass to a Mets home game alongside the retired infielder plus much more.
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