NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets inducted David Wright into their Hall of Fame and retired his No. 5 on Saturday — nearly 21 years after his big league debut.

The New York Mets currently find themselves 1.5 games back in the NL East, with a struggling bullpen that has cost them games late. The latest came on Friday night, when reliever Alex Carillo replaced starter Sean Manaea after four innings and proceeded to surrender a 2-1 lead,

The New York Mets allowed David Wright to pass the torch to Francisco Lindor. Wright's No. 5 was retired by the team on July 19 and amongst the festivities was Lindor being named the new team captain. Lindor joins an exclusive group in team history in gaining the honor.

The New York Mets went all out for their former captain in David Wright and retired his No. 5 at Citi Field during a ceremony on July 19. That's not all the team pulled off. Shortstop Francisco Lindor was named only the fifth captain in Mets history as well and he is the first captain of the team since Wright last held that honor in 2018.

Francisco Alvarez’s bat is cooking, and the Mets are noticing. The catcher had six homers in his past four games for Triple-A Syracuse entering Saturday night and continues to show improvement behind the plate, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, in what has been an open-ended minor league assignment.

The Cincinnati Reds are five games over .500 for the first time in almost two years, but manager Terry Francona knows it's too early to put much stock in their record.

Two games into the second half of the 2025 season and the New York Mets wasted no time reminding us of a common fan frustration. An early exit from Sean Manaea on Friday, in part due to him still coming back from injury,

The Citi Field crowd might have started in a good mood after the ceremony honoring David Wright before the game.

Austin Hays hit two homers and finished with three RBIs Friday night for the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who beat the New York Mets 8-4 in the opener of a three-game series.