On Monday, the New York Mets announced legend David Wright's famous number 5 jersey would be retired on July 19, and the 42-year-old will be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame.
I think it just makes sense and I think to see the Polar Bear in another uniform would just be weird ... Pete Alonso has proved himself over the past six seasons in the majors with the New York Mets.
Wright was only about a year old when Seaver last wore a Mets uniform, yet the two do share a link in a sense with their respective places in team history. Fittingly, Wright will become the first ...