David Wright realizes he has to be more honest about how his body feels each day.
The New York Mets captain was limited to 38 regular-season games last season because of a hamstring injury and spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal. After hurting his right leg on April 14, he returned Aug. 24, and he was able to play in all 14 of the Mets postseason games as they reached the World Series for the first time since 2000.
"I have to be smart about it," Wright said Friday. "One thing I need to mature and need to become better at is being honest with how I feel on a daily basis - being able to communicate a little better than I have in the past.