In baseball, a captain is an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership. Few Major League teams today have captains. In the early days of baseball, a captain
Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox with a captain insignia on his chest
Jack Doyle, 1902 captain of the New York Giants
Pee Wee Reese, captain of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s
David Allen Wright is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets. Chosen by the Mets in the 2001 MLB draft,
Wright with the New York Mets in 2016
Wright (right) and Michael Cuddyer played baseball together as children in Virginia before playing together on the Mets in 2015.
Wright with the Mets in 2006
Wright with the Mets in 2008