Call Him Captain Comeback

It's on. Mets captain and franchise cornerstone David Wright is making his way back. He played his first game in professional baseball after playing his first game in Single A on Sunday. He went 0 for 3 at the plate with two strikeouts and played five innings in the field. He said he's had butterflies before the game, which is understandable. He hasn't played a baseball game in over a year and hasn't been seen in a Mets uniform on a major league field since May 27, 2016.

Since then, David has undergone multiple surgeries on his shoulder, back and neck. Last season's comeback attempt in the minors was cut off on Aug. 26 before additional shoulder and back procedures, and he had another setback in March that forced him to take two months off. Since 2015,W right has played a total of 75 games in the Majors. He's still owed a lot of money from the Mets, being under contract with the team until 2020 and owed something around $33 Million. David is 35 years old, so it does make me wonder how much he does have in the tank when, or if, he's healthy.

Wright is in the top ten in every offensive category that this franchise has. He's second in home runs at 242, tied for eighth in triples at 26, sits 3rd in batting average at .296, and is second in games played at 1,583. He leads the team in hits (1,777), runs (949), doubles (390), RBI's (970), and walks (761). He's been on a team that's won two division titles, made the NLCS twice and a world series once. He wants to win a World Title, as does everybody who's ever played baseball. I would love to see him get a ring. This year, it won't happen. Still the fact that he's back on the field and still trying to make a comeback is amazing.

A part of me is starting to wonder if its really worth it. I get that he wants to win a World Series and do it with the team he's spent his entire career with. Only thing I want to know is, does he have anything left? He's got the heart there's no denying that at all its just, does his body have enough left to give? Can he physically hold up anymore? Every athlete wants to go out on their terms, David hasn't yet. This is not the way he saw his career turning out. He's giving it another shot because he feels his body is ready and he wants to be able to walk away from the game he loves with no regrets. He's giving himself a shot to keep his career going for a little while longer