Mets to retire David Wright's number 5, induct him into their Hall of Fame

Wright holds franchise records for hits, doubles, walks, RBI and runs scored

No Met has worn number 5 since David Wright retired at the end of the 2018 season. And nobody will wear it ever again.

The Mets will be honoring another all-time great in 2025 when they retire career Met’s number 5 and induct him into their Hall of Fame on July 19 before their game against the Reds at Citi Field.

Wright made his major league debut with the Mets on July 21, 2004 against the Expos, got his first big league hit the next day, and recorded his first big league home run on July 26 in Montréal. His finest season came in 2007 when he slashed .325/.416/.546 with 42 doubles, 30 home runs, and 107 RBI and a career-best 8.3 bWAR. He helped the Mets to the 2006 National League East Title in his age-23 season when he hit .311/.381/.531 with 26 home runs and 116 RBI.

He was on a Hall of Fame trajectory through 2013. His 46.5 bWAR was the ninth-best all-time among third basemen to have played at least 1200 games at the position through their age-30 season. His 222 home runs were 11th best, his 876 RBI seventh best, and his .888 fourth best.

But his career was derailed beginning in 2011 when he suffered his first major injury, fracturing a bone in his back in a collision with Carlos Lee. He would later be hampered by a variety of leg injuries before being diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 2015. He was able to make it back late that season to help the Mets to their first National League pennant since 2000, also marking the last time the franchise was in the World Series.

He retired in 2018 after a series of attempts to make it back to the big leagues. He was only able to play in 37 games between 2016 and his final two games in tribute appearances at Citi Field in late September against the Marlins that year.

Still, Wright holds franchise records for hits (1,777), doubles (390), walks (762), RBIs (970), and runs scored (949). He is currently second in Mets history behind Darryl Strawberry with 242 home runs, the second-highest batting average ( .296), on-base percentage (.376), and the fifth-highest slugging percentage (.491) among Mets with at least 2,500 plate appearances.

Among Mets players with at least 2500 plate appearances in their history, Wright has the second highest batting average (.296) and on-base percentage (.376) and the fifth-highest slugging percentage (.491).