David Wright was the face of the Mets on the field for the last decade. Now that his playing days are over, New York's longtime captain is about to start another chapter with the franchise he spent his entire career with.
Wright will soon transition to a new front-office role as a special assistant to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, according to a report from the New York Daily News' Kristie Ackert on Monday. That will keep him in the organization he joined back in 2001 as an 18-year-old first-round Draft pick.
Now 36, Wright had recently joined the Mets' contingent at the Winter Meetings in December on Van Wagenen's invitation to be a sounding board for the front office.