NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright is rooting for Juan Soto and the New York Mets to win the World Series title that eluded him. “It seems like the will to win within the organization is incredible,” the former Mets captain said Wednesday during a Zoom news conference that followed the team’s announcement that his No. 5 will be retired on July 19.

David Wright made it to one World Series in his career, during the Mets’ surprise run in 2015, when they lost to the Royals. The retired third baseman believes it won’t be such a rare occurrence going forward,

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.