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David Wright bats cleanup in return to Mets

David Wright will bat fourth and play third base in his return when the Mets play at the Philadelpia Phillies on Monday night.

It will be Wright's first big-league game since April 15.

Wright, 32, was batting .333 (11-for-33) with a home run and four RBIs in eight games before he was placed on the disabled list with a hamstring strain. Later, the Mets captain was diagnosed with spinal stenosis.

Wright spent nearly four months rehabbing under the supervision of Los Angeles-based back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins, then played only eight games for Class A St.