The New York Mets honored one of the most beloved players in franchise history Saturday afternoon and officially retired longtime third baseman David Wright's No. 5 in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field. They marked the occasion with a big No. 5 on the Home Run Apple in center field.

Wright was a seven-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner with the Mets, playing all of his 14 MLB seasons in Queens.

Wright missed more than four months of the 2015 season, diagnosed with spinal stenosis, before he returned to the lineup in late August, with the Mets holding a healthy lead in the NL East. Collins recalled Wright telling him he didn’t expect to hit in the middle of the lineup when he came back or disturb the way they were performing.

Kranick joins Griffin Canning (Achilles), A.J. Minter (lat strain), Dedniel Núñez (elbow) and Danny Young (elbow) as the fifth pitcher the Mets have lost to season-ending surgery this season.

David Wright believes Juan Soto's decision to leave the Yankees for the New York Mets could redefine the future of baseball in the Big Apple.