NEW YORK -- On the last weekend of September, an amped-up crowd showed up to Citi Field to see David Wright's first at-bat since May 27, 2016. For Corey Oswalt and these young pitchers learning on the fly, they played Friday in an atmosphere unlike anything they had previously seen in the big leagues.
After the Mets announced prior to the game that Wright would be the first pinch-hit option off the bench, fans made sure they'd be there to witness the emotional comeback moment for their captain.
It may not have been the at-bat Wright or fans had hoped for after nearly two and a half years, but Wright still walked into the Mets' dugout smiling cheek-to-cheek, high-fiving every one of his teammates after he grounded out in a pinch-hit at-bat in the Mets' 8-1 loss to the Marlins.