The Mets are about to fete one of the greatest players in their history with the most prestigious honor a team can bestow.
The team intends to retire [URL='https://www.mlb.com/player/431151']David Wright[/URL]’s No. 5 and induct him into the [URL='https://www.mlb.com/mets/history/mets-hall-of-fame']Mets Hall of Fame[/URL] during a July 19 ceremony at Citi Field, according to multiple people with knowledge of the plans. Wright will become the [URL='https://www.mlb.com/mets/history/retired-numbers']10th individual to have his number retired by the Mets[/URL] and the second, along with Tom Seaver, to enter the team’s Hall of Fame on the same day.
The ceremony will take place before a 4:10 p.m. ET game against the Reds. 
Wright will become the eighth Met to have his number retired, joining [B]Tom Seaver[/B] (No. 41), [B]Mike Piazza[/B] (No. 31), [B]Jerry Koosma[/B]n (No. 36), [B]Keith Hernandez [/B](No. 17), [B]Willie Mays [/B](No. 24), [B]Dwight Gooden[/B] (No. 16), and [B]Darryl Strawberry[/B] (No. 18).

Former managers[B] Casey Stengel [/B](No. 47) and [B]Gil Hodges[/B] (No. 14) also have their numbers retired.

Additionally, No. 42 is retired for Jackie Robinson (as it is all across baseball).

The Mets also have honored marks next to their retired numbers for [B]Bill Shea [/B](who was instrumental in bringing National League baseball back to New York after the departure of the Dodgers and Giants), and former broadcasters [B]Bob Murphy[/B] and [B]Ralph Kiner[/B].