The ups and downs of David Wright
David Wright has been the lone constant with the Mets the past nine seasons. He rose as a rookie on a club settled in mediocrity, helped make the Mets a contender again and then endured years of collapses as injuries and poor contracts took their toll on the team. Now the team is making noise again and Wright is at the center of that, too. Look back on the highlights—and low-lights—of his near-decade in Flushing.
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The lone constant Introduction
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Wright makes his debut July 21, 2004
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The bare-handed catch Aug. 9, 2005
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May walkoffs May 2006
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Home Run Derby July 10-11, 2006
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Contract extension Aug. 6, 2006
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Playoff struggles 2006 playoffs
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30-30 2007
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First walk-off home run 2008
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First Met to homer at Citi Field April 13, 2009
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Hit in the head Aug. 15, 2009
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1,000 hits April 27, 2010
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'Back' to the disabled list 2011
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Homers on first pitch April 14, 2012
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Passing Straw, Jose 2012
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Mets all-time hits leader Sept. 26, 2012
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$138 million Nov. 30, 2012
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Rib injury March 14, 2013
First walk-off home run
Against the Padres on Aug. 7, the Mets were tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Endy Chavez led off the inning with a single, but Jose Reyes and Argenis Reyes both made outs. With Wright the last man standing before extra innings, he slammed Heath Bell's 1-and-0 offering over the leftfield wall for a two-run, walk-off shot, the first of his career.
Stats: .302 average, 33 home runs, 124 RBIs, 115 runs
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