He first knew it a generation ago, at the very end of his own career as a baseball captain in New York. Never mind the standings, said Mattingly, the visiting manager at Citi Field on Saturday night. “When you come out for B.P., there’s already people sitting in those top seats — and you know they’re going to fill up.”The stands filled up for David Wright. But Wright could do this much: He could find his way into the Mets’ lineup one last time, after a pinch-hitting cameo on Friday. He could add one more line to his career statistics, an everlasting reminder that he took every punch and still rose.

Source: New York Times September 30, 2018 03:05 UTC