David Wright took the field for his final start with the New York Mets on Saturday night against the Miami Marlins. Unsurprisingly, he received a raucous and warm welcome from Mets faithful at Citi Field.
David Wright takes the field all by himself. Chills. pic.twitter.com/koJcB0NaBO
— SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) September 29, 2018
Not only that but his daughter, Olivia Shea Wright, threw out the game's ceremonial first pitch.
Olivia Shea Wright throws out tonight's first pitch. pic.twitter.com/ajFaARXxgo
— SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) September 29, 2018
It's the end of an era. The beloved, lifelong Met entered Saturday with a career batting line of .296/.376/.491 with 242 home runs and 196 stolen bases in 1,584 games.
