Upon the end of his playing days, we knew New York Mets captain David Wright wasn’t quite ready to leave the game. Many figured he would stay involved with the organization in some capacity, it was just a matter of what position he would fill.
Wright was said to be interested in taking on a front office position at some point. On Monday afternoon, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reported that sources have told her the former third baseman will soon be transitioning into a role as a special assistant to Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen.
If you remember, Van Wagenen and Mets COO Jeff Wilpon invited Wright to join them in the Mets suite at the Winter Meetings so that he could get a feel for things on the other side of the game. And as Ackert notes, Van Wagenen said last month he was “interested in drawing on Wright’s experience as a player and a teammate in building a new culture in Flushing.”
Ackert also adds that sources close to Wright said this will be a part-time role that will allow him to spend plenty of time with his wife Molly and their two daughters, Olivia Shea and Madison.
Through the up’s and the down’s, Wright stuck with the Mets and Mets fans. The Virginia native was the fourth Captain in Mets history, and donned the orange and blue for fourteen seasons. He was a seven time All-Star and currently hold numerous franchise records.
