The captain has officially returned home. Not only did he return home to Citi Field, but he also returned home to the right side of that familiar batter’s box when Mickey Callaway called his number on Friday night.
Pinch-hitting for Paul Sewald to start the bottom of the fifth inning, David Wright hit, perhaps, the most memorable groundout in New York baseball history.
— Elite Sports NY (@EliteSportsNY) September 29, 2018
Quite possibly the greatest groundout in New York history. #Mets pic.twitter.com/N82RLn1PLG
— Elite Sports NY (@EliteSportsNY) September 29, 2018
Wright, 35, was officially activated by the New York Mets earlier in the week with the express purpose of finishing his playing career this weekend at home.