The Wright Ending: Mets Walk Off Winners In Captain's Last Game
Wright left to a long standing ovation before a sellout crowd at Citi Field in his farewell game for the New York Mets on Saturday night.
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Wright left to a long standing ovation before a sellout crowd at Citi Field in his farewell game for the New York Mets on Saturday night.
David Wright, one of the greatest players in New York Mets history, waved goodbye to a sold out Citi Field crowd Saturday night.
David Wright finally made it back into a major league game Friday night
Wright officially made it back into a major league game, grounding out in his first plate appearance for the New York Mets in almost three years.
For the better part of two years, Wright's uniform was warm ups and a hoodie. On Saturday, he'll take the field wearing a full uniform for the final time.
Jason Vargas (7-9) tossed seven shutout innings in his best start of the season for the Mets.
Jacob deGrom was dominant in what likely was his final pitch for the NL Cy Young Award
Mets captain David Wright was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list before the game but did not play even though he was available off the bench.
The Mets finished their road slate at 40-41, better than their 33-42 mark at home, where they have six games left.
The Nationals' loss Friday night, coupled with the Atlanta Braves' win, knocked them out of the NL East race.
No pitcher ever has put together a season quite like Jacob deGrom's 2018 for the New York Mets.
Jose Lobaton hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly against his former team in the 12th inning and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night.
Noah Syndergaard (12-4) gave up two homers and four hits in four difficult innings
Manager Mickey Callaway said before Wednesday night's game at Philadelphia that they'd be "probably taking the best care of him" by holding him out of his final two starts.
Philadelphia overcame an uneven outing from ace Aaron Nola and a home run by starter Steven Matz that made him the third Mets pitcher to homer in consecutive appearances.