the mets retired david wright's number 5 last weekend in a ceremony that also included his induction into their hall of fame. that means that i can officially add this 2013 topps archives card
to my retired number collection. i have also updated my collection post to include this card with the rest of the cards in that collection.
wright becomes the 8th person across major league baseball for whom number 5 is retired, and is the only one of those eight to not be in the national baseball hall of fame. he had a great career, however, and is atop the franchise's leader board in many offensive categories. for example, no met player has ever accumulated more hits, extra base hits, or walks; scored more runs or played in more games than david wright. i think the mets made the "wright" call with this number retirement.
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