Mets add former captain David Wright to front office

David Wright will continue to significantly influence the Mets, who look to continue benefiting from the knowledge, leadership and energy he provided as one of the organization’s most beloved players.

Late Monday afternoon, the Mets announced Wright will serve as a special advisor to chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. The role will allow the retired third baseman a chance to be directly involved in front-office discussions regarding player personnel and development.

“Playing in [New York] and for this team was a dream come true,” Wright said via the Mets. “I look forward to contributing and taking on the challenges of this new role.” While making this announcement, the Mets revealed the club and Wright mutually agreed to his release from the current roster. Financial specifics of this agreement were not announced. The seven-time All-Star had been owed $27 million over what were the remaining two seasons of his contract.

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Wright gained a taste of his new role when he joined the Mets’ contingent at last month’s Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Instead of simply assuming the figurehead position teams often given highly regarded former players, Wright is expected to serve an active role within the front office.

When Wright joined the Mets at the Winter Meetings, Van Wagenen said: “David is about as special of a guy as you can have. We’re building this organization around people. I want to have people who can give me insight into what’s important in a teammate, what’s important in bullpen arms that he’s faced, what does he want to see in lineup construction. So he’s an invaluable source for me to be able to give me a perspective that I never want to lose touch with, which is the player perspective.” Wright was informed this past summer he would never again be physically capable of playing on a regular basis. But he enjoyed the thrill of playing in front of a raucous, sold-out home crowd that filled Citi Field on Sept. 29 to see him return to the lineup for the first time since 2016 and celebrate the final game of his career.

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