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  • Former Mets captain offers big endorsement of Brandon Nimmo
    • Former Mets captain offers big endorsement of Brandon Nimmo
    Former New York Mets great David Wright is all in on the idea of Brandon Nimmo as a team captain....2024
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  • 10 Greatest New York Mets of all-time: From Mike Piazza to Tom Seaver
    • 10 Greatest New York Mets of all-time: From Mike Piazza to Tom Seaver
    Who are the greatest New York Mets players of all time? We rank the 10 best, including Jerry Koosman and David Wright....2024
  • • LIVE: Join David Wright for a chat from London
    2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Aaron Harang pitches seven no-hit innings against the Mets.
    • This Day in Braves History: Aaron Harang pitches seven no-hit innings against the Mets.
    Photo by Patrick McDermott/Washington Nationals/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1916 - Grover Cleveland Alexander shuts out the Boston Braves. It is the first of his 16 shoutouts of the season. 1950 - Seth Jethroe becomes the first black player to play for the Boston Braves. Jethroe goes 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run to help the Braves to an 11-4 win over the Giants at the Po...2024
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  • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
    • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
     All right, time to inject a little spirit of community into the blog world again. Everyone's gone off into their own directions, even if they didn't ditch their blog 10 years ago. What we need is another Blog Bat-Around.This version was started by Matt of Diamond Jesters. Inspired by his recent pull of a Tony Gwynn bat relic in 2024 Topps, he listed his top five pack-pulled hits.I'm taking u...2024
  • Former Royals star Eric Hosmer announces retirement
    • Former Royals star Eric Hosmer announces retirement
    Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The former All-Star first baseman and post-season hero embarks on a new venture. Former Royals All-Star first baseman Eric Hosmer announced his retirement today on his new podcast Diggin’ Deep. Hosmer enjoyed a 13-year career with the Royals, Padres, Red Sox, Cubs, with 1,753 career hits. He was a four-time Gold Glove winner, won All-Star Game MVP in 2016, a...2024

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  • Who should be elected to the Hall of Fame?
    • Who should be elected to the Hall of Fame?
    Will Carlos Beltrán get voted into Cooperstown? The Baseball Writers of America will announce their Hall of Fame selections next week to join manager Jim Leyland for induction into Cooperstown this summer. Among the first-time candidates on the ballot include Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chaes Utley, and David Wright. The ballot also features many holdovers, such as Gary Sheffield, who is in his fina...2024
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  • Former Royals Carlos Beltrán and James Shields on Hall of Fame ballot
    • Former Royals Carlos Beltrán and James Shields on Hall of Fame ballot
    Photo by Linda Cataffo/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images José Bautista, who was briefly on the Royals, also listed Former Royals Carlos Beltrán, and James Shields are part of the 26 players that will be on this year’s ballot for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. It will be the second time on the ballot for Beltrán, who received 46.5 percent of the vote last year and was likely...2023
  • Big Blue View mailbag: Offensive line, QB, Graham Gano, more questions
    • Big Blue View mailbag: Offensive line, QB, Graham Gano, more questions
    The mail’s here! Let’s open up the Big Blue View mailbag and answer some questions as we wait for the New York Giants to get a week closer to the end of a miserable season when they face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Bob Donnelly asks: The Giants still need to fix their O line. This MUST be done if whoever is under center in 2024 is to have any chance of success. It looks like we have our left tac...2023
  • Baseball history unpacked, October 18
    • Baseball history unpacked, October 18
    Happy birthday, Don Young! | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Bad day for Cubs playoff teams as they lose three games. Connie Mack and Charlie Finley also figure in this installment. Happy Birthday, Don Young! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present ...2023
  • Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal ... and a few other topics
    • Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal ... and a few other topics
    The mail’s here! Let’s open the Big Blue View Mailbag and see what questions we can answer from a justifiably upset New York Giants fan base. Alan Backman asks: Think you know that I’m a long time reader of BBV. I wrote the comment below with a focus on your piece today, “Beyond over-reaction, what do the Giants do now”. “I like Valentine a lot. Been reading him for years. But this seems to be hi...2023
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  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for April 22, 2023
    Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images How can the Royals turn the season around? Kris Bubic talks about his decision to get Tommy John surgery next week. When he got on the mound for a cold and rainy start against the Braves, he noticed his stuff was down but wanted to pitch through it. He downplayed the tightness he felt in his forearm. “You can always come out of the game early,” Bubic said. “...2023
  • • Who will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 2024?
    Adrián Beltré is honored after he got his 3,000th hit in 2017 | Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Here’s a very early look at next year’s likely ballot. This week, the Baseball Writers Association of America elected Scott Rolen to the Hall of Fame, just one player from a ballot that had 28 names on it. (Granted, some of those players really weren’t Hall-worthy, and 12 of them received eith...2023
  • • J.D. Davis slated for MRI after suffering shoulder injury
    Mets corner infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis is heading in for an MRI Wednesday after suffering a shoulder injury yesterday, as Mike Puma of the New York Post reports (Twitter links). He was pulled from the club’s spring contest after diving for a groundball. It’d be presumptuous even to speculate as to the possible outcomes here. The initial word is simply that Davis “jammed” the shoulder on the p...2020
  • • Back in Mets’ Fold, David Wright Yearns to Help Build a Winner
    The owner Fred Wilpon recruited Wright, who was forced to retire last fall because of chronic injuries, to join other former players as part of a front-office brain trust....2019
  • • Report: David Wright to move into front office role with Mets
    David Wright’s playing days are done, but the Mets icon will transition into a front office role with the team and serve as a special assistant to new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports. Wright, of course, is still under contract with the Mets for another two seasons but made clear upon his emotional return to the field in late September that the ...2019

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  • • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
    2024
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "He is perhaps best known for his aggressive run home in Game 5 of the World Series that year against the Mets, scoring on a routine grounder to David Wright."

  • 2023
    "When you wear a David Wright jersey and David Wright finds you"

  • 2022
    "Why David Wright makes sense as the next Met to have his number retired"

  • 2021
    "“For me at least, it was her guidance,” retired Mets captain David Wright."

  • 2020
    "The club has been snakebitten at times in recent years by injuries — especially to shoulders, it seems (Michael Conforto, Jeurys Familia, Matt Harvey, David Wright)."

  • 2019
    "David Wright’s playing days are done, but the Mets icon will transition into a front office role with the team and serve as a special assistant to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen moving forward, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports."

  • 2018
    "The reality is that David Wright does not know if he will ever be a productive Major League Baseball player again."

  • 2017
    "David Wright doesn't want to think his career is over."

  • 2016
    "David Wright provided two doubles and Steven Matz produced his second straight strong start as the Mets extended their recent success with an 8-2 win over the Braves on Saturday night at Turner Field."

  • 2015
    "David Wright homered and drove in four runs on Friday night in Game 3 of the World Series, leading the Mets to a 9-3 victory at Citi Field that sliced the Royals' lead in the best-of-seven Series to 2-1."

  • 2014
    "When David Wright heard about the sons of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, he felt obligated to do something."

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David Wright trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Former Mets captain offers big endorsement of Brandon Nimmo
    2024
  • • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
    2024
  • • Former Royals star Eric Hosmer announces retirement
    2024
  • Outside The Confines: Happy Holidays from BCB!
    • Outside The Confines: Happy Holidays from BCB!
    Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images It’s the last OTC before Christmas, so consider it a festive stocking stuffer Hello lovely BCB readers. Well, it’s here, your last OTC before Christmas, and it’s full to the brim of hot stove wonderings and year-end musings. While we’ll continue our regularly scheduled programming through the rest of this year, this seems like a good time to pause and let you ...2023
  • Outside The Confines: Man’s best friend
    • Outside The Confines: Man’s best friend
    A look at all the news from baseball—the Hot Stove and beyond. The Athletic is doing a series on each broadcaster who is up for the Ford C. Frick Award, the one the Pat Hughes won last year. I’m not going to link to them all because there are seven up them up already and counting. I’m assuming that if you subscribe to The Athletic, you know how to find them. I’m just mentioning this here to give ...2023
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  • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Tommy Hanson to the Angels
    • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Tommy Hanson to the Angels
    Braves Franchise History 1961 - Braves catcher Joe Torre finishes second in the Rookie of the Year race in the National League to Cubs outfielder Billy Williams. 1970 - The Braves acquire 48-year old knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm from the Cubs in exchange for minor league first baseman Hal Breeden. 1999 - Braves minor leaguer Roger Blanco is killed by robbers in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Atlanta acq...2023
  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Offensive line, QB, Graham Gano, more questions
    2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, October 18
    2023
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  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal ... and a few other topics
    2023
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  • • Who will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 2024?
    2023

David Wright stats and results

  • • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
    2024
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  • • Who should be elected to the Hall of Fame?
    2024
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  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Offensive line, QB, Graham Gano, more questions
    2023
  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal ... and a few other topics
    2023
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  • • Sunday Notes: Carter Hawkins Compares the Cubs and Cleveland
    Plus Chris Young on the Rangers' hitting program, R.I.P. Mike Radcliff, The Fall Classic losing luster, George Foster, David Wright, facts and stats galore, and more....2023
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    2023
  • • David Wright aiming to rejoin Mets before end of season
    David Wright is playing competitive baseball again, and though he knows he’s got a long way to go before he can entertain a return to the majors, he’s still aiming for it.Wright went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a rehab appearance at High-A St. Lucie on Sunday, successfully playing five innings in the field. He made clear that his goal is to play Major League Baseball with the Mets before the 20...2018
  • • Yoenis Cespedes to Mets: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
  • • Jose Reyes to Sign with Mets: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Yoenis Cespedes, Mets Win-Win Reunion Puts NL on Notice
    2016
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David Wright parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Happy Holidays from BCB!
    2023
    Continue with Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  • • Former Royals Carlos Beltrán and James Shields on Hall of Fame ballot
    2023
  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Offensive line, QB, Graham Gano, more questions
    2023
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  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal ... and a few other topics
    2023
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  • David Wright could’ve had his own Cooperstown moment
    • David Wright could’ve had his own Cooperstown moment
    With better health, could David Wright have been the Mets' Derek Jeter?...2021
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  • • 10 MLB players who could be enjoying their final Spring Training
    MLB bade a fond farewell to many greats in 2018, including Adrian Beltre, Chase Utley, Joe Mauer and David Wright. We know that the 2019 season will be similar. New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia will soon announce that he’ll retire after 2019. It’s also pretty clear Seattle Mariners legend Ichirio Suzuki is nearing the end of his esteemed career. But we’re expecting more than two prominent reti...2019
  • • Mets' David Wright to begin rehab assignment on Sunday
    The long road back to the diamond seems to be back on track for one of the most beloved players in New York.Third baseman David Wright is set to begin a rehab assignment at Class-A Advanced St. Lucie on Sunday. Less than a year after he last played in a game, a three-game stint with St. Lucie at the end of August 2017, the 35-year-old third baseman is now prepared to return to the diamond and play...2018
  • • David Wright to begin assignment in Mets' minors
    In a rare piece of encouraging news for the woebegone Mets, the team announced that injured third baseman David Wright will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday, when he’ll play five innings for the club’s Class-A affiliate in St. Lucie. It’s not clear whether the 35-year-old Wright has a real chance to return this season, but if he does come back, it would be one of the greatest triumphs of the 201...2018
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  • • Injured David Wright has become a father figure to the Mets
    Injured David Wright has become a father figure to the Mets...2016

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  • • Wright stuff: David's Goliath night lifts Mets
    2015
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  • • Wright stuff: David's Goliath night lifts Mets
    2015
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  • • Why the New York Mets Will Be Unstoppable in the Postseason
    2015
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  • • Believe that: Mets win first East title since '06
    Lucas Duda hit a grand slam in the first inning Saturday at Great American Ball Park and the Mets never looked back, winning a 10-2 game over the Reds to clinch their first NL East title and playoff berth since 2006. Matt Harvey pitched into the seventh, David Wright iced things with a late three-run homer and the bullpen did the rest, inciting a jubilee in the visiting clubhouse....2015
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  • • Believe that: Mets win first East title since '06
    Lucas Duda hit a grand slam in the first inning Saturday at Great American Ball Park and the Mets never looked back, winning a 10-2 game over the Reds to clinch their first NL East title and playoff berth since 2006. Matt Harvey pitched into the seventh, David Wright iced things with a late three-run homer and the bullpen did the rest, inciting a jubilee in the visiting clubhouse....2015
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  • • Royals vs. Mets: Game 3 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 World Series
    2015
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  • • Veteran leader Wright eyes return to prominence
    More than a decade into his big league career, David Wright is no longer the New York celebrity heavyweight he once was. Part of that is his own doing, a personal aversion to A-list life. Part of it is a byproduct of six straight losing seasons. Part of it is out of his control, the result of a career that has somehow deflated. However, the third baseman is as focused as ever on winning with the M...2015
  • • Wright, Mets host slain NYPD officer's sons
    Justin and Jayden Ramos, the teenage sons of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, are special guests of captain David Wright and the Mets this weekend....2015

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  • • Mets Make Harvey Trade Batsuit For Hazmatt Suit
    First off, can we talk about Mason Williams? Does he show up each day at the park wearing a giant paint can? He's a mascot for a paint company, right? Every 7th inning stretch, they should have him race a Dutch Boy. That's just marketing. "The Dutch Boy mascot or an actual Dutch boy?" Damn it, you and your very smart questions. Listen, you have to decide some stuff on your own, but if you can get ...2021
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David Wright schedule, game

  • • Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Happy Holidays from BCB!
    2023
    Continue with Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  • • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Tommy Hanson to the Angels
    2023
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  • • Former Royals Carlos Beltrán and James Shields on Hall of Fame ballot
    2023
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  • Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer highlight the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
    • Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer highlight the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
    Adrián Beltré | Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images The Hall announced its 2024 ballot Monday. Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer are among 12 new candidates for the Hall of Fame on the 2024 BBWAA ballot that was announced Monday in Cooperstown. Overall there will be 26 players on this year’s ballot. Both of these players had careers that could warrant first-ballot induction. For the first time ...2023
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  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Offensive line, QB, Graham Gano, more questions
    2023
    Visit the page Matt Williams
  • • Baseball history unpacked, October 18
    2023
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  • • Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal ... and a few other topics
    2023
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  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for April 22, 2023
    2023
    See more articles Kris Bubic
  • • Mets Make Harvey Trade Batsuit For Hazmatt Suit
    2021
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David Wright rumors, scandals

  • • Former Royals Carlos Beltrán and James Shields on Hall of Fame ballot
    2023
  • • Mets' Dismantling of Cubs Makes Them Clear World Series Favorites
    2015
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  • • Chase Utley Suspended 2 Games for Slide into Ruben Tejada in Game 2 of NLDS
    2015
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  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Ryan Howard, Evan Gattis and More
    2014
  • • Alexei Ramirez Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz, Speculation Surrounding White Sox SS
    2014
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  • • Mets' Guide to the 2014-15 Free-Agent Hitting Market
    2014
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