David Wright played his first game at third base in his second rehab game for the St. Lucie Mets on Friday night.
He went 1 for 3 with a single at the plate and also reached base on a dropped third strike.
On the defensive side, he played five innings at third and was charged with an error on a tough play that could’ve gone either way scoring wise. He also handled cleanly a 5-3 putout and a popup.
Our very own @LBarer32 got the chance to talk to David Wright after he played third base for the @stluciemets tonight. pic.twitter.com/9ZsAdWufWO
— MetsMinors.Net (@Mets_Minors) August 26, 2017
Original Post – 4 p.m.
The New York Mets announced that David Wright will be playing third base tonight for the St. Lucie Mets. He’s batting third and expected to play five innings in the field.
Wright played in his first rehab for St. Lucie on Tuesday when he went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts as the designated hitter. The St. Lucie Mets had a doubleheader on Thursday night, but Wright stayed in Port St. Lucie to to do baseball activities with bad weather expected.
Wright will be playing third base for the first time in a game since May 27, 2016 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. That was also the last time he played in a major league game.
