David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982), is an American baseball player, who plays third base for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Mets in 2001 and made his Major League debut in 2004. Wright was on the All-Star team in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, and won the Gold Glove Award in 2007 and 2008.
David Wright was born December 20, 1982 in Norfolk, Virginia and brought up in Chesapeake, Virginia. Wright attended H...
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David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982), is an American baseball player, who plays third base for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Mets in 2001 and made his Major League debut in 2004. Wright was on the All-Star team in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, and won the Gold Glove Award in 2007 and 2008.
David Wright was born December 20, 1982 in Norfolk, Virginia and brought up in Chesapeake, Virginia. Wright attended Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. There, he was a three-time All-State selection and, as a senior, was named the Virginia Player of the Year. He also played on an Amateur Athletic Union team that included current Major League Baseball players Ryan Zimmerman, B. J. Upton, Justin Upton and Mark Reynolds. Although Wright had signed a letter of intent before his senior year to play baseball at Georgia Tech after high school, he opted to sign with the Mets after being selected in the supplemental first round of the draft.
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