Port St. Lucie - New York Mets ' legend David Wright is at Clover Park this week to serve as a guest instructor at spring training for the third straight year, but don't expect him to be rejoining the organization on a full-time basis anytime soon.
According to the former Mets' captain, new team president of baseball operations David Stearns called him after taking the job to run the club's baseball department to feel him out regarding what type of roles he'd potentially be interested in. However, Wright politely let him know that his main focus right now is being a Dad, and coaching his young children in tee ball.
Wright wouldn't have been the only former Met to join the organization, as former perennial All-Star teammate Carlos Beltran was hired last year to be a special advisor to now ex-general manager Billy Eppler. Although Eppler resigned in October due to an investigation for falsely manipulating the injured list, which led to a one-year suspension by the league, Beltran remains in the Mets' front office under Stearns.
For Wright, who is still on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, and is one of the best players to put on a Mets' uniform, his goal is to just have fun and soak everything in while catching up with old friends during his time at Mets' camp.
Wright has been saying for years "never say never" regarding a potential return to a dugout in a coaching role in the future, but for now, he doesn't appear to have any interest in taking on the hefty responsibilities and demanding schedule that would come along with it. For that, he let Stearns know that he is currently happy with what he is doing.
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