While David Wright will become the 10th player to see his number retired by the Mets, he will be the first who spent his entire career in Flushing.

Wright eventually spent an hour Wednesday revisiting the anecdotes and accolades that made his 14-year career, all with the Mets, worthy of special recognition. New York will retire Wright’s No. 5 in a pre-game ceremony before the 4:10 p.m. game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 19.

Known as a prankster during his playing days, former New York Mets superstar third baseman David Wright has jokingly kept the tiniest inkling in the back of his mind ablaze that when he shows up to Citi Field to get inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame and have his No.

With characteristic class, The Captain says despite his career being cut short by injuries that "there's not really anything that I would have done differently."

Wright almost certainly will never get the day in Cooperstown his old friend covets for him, one for which he was on a fast track until his back began to bark. July 19 will have to do.

David Wright will have his No. 5 retired and enter the Mets Hall of Fame in a ceremony before the team's game against the Reds on July 19.

The moment Mets fans have been waiting for since 2018 will finally arrive June 19 when the club retires David Wright’s number and inducts him into the team hall of fame in a dual ceremony at Citi Field. The team released more details of the historic event Monday afternoon, confirming what the Daily News and others reported last month.

Former New York Mets captain David Wright reacts to the organization retiring his number this summer, recalls recent conversations with Al Leiter and Keith Hernandez, and details how excited his kids are for the ceremony.

David Wright’s legendary career with the New York Mets is celebrated spectacularly. The team announced that his No. 5 jersey will be retired, and he will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Citi Field on July 19.