Mets retire David Wright's No. 5
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"The first thing he said is, 'I just want to help.' "And I said, 'Well, you're going to help tonight because you're going to hit third.' And what does he do? Hits a homer his first time up. And that personifies who he is.
Wright missed more than four months of the 2015 season, diagnosed with spinal stenosis, before he returned to the lineup in late August, with the Mets holding a healthy lead in the NL East. Collins recalled Wright telling him he didn’t expect to hit in the middle of the lineup when he came back or disturb the way they were performing.