David Wright makes Mets captain case for this pair of stars

Despite retiring from baseball back in 2018, Wright is the Mets' most recent captain. However, there has been a major push from fans in recent years to make Francisco Lindor the franchise's next official captain, given how he has already become the team's leader both on and off the field.

However, not only does Wright believe that Lindor is deserving of being called a captain, but he also named another current Mets player that he thinks is worthy of the honor, as well, which was conveyed in a quote from him in a July 20 article from Manny Gómez of NJ Advance Media.

“I love Brandon Nimmo,” Wright told reporters when asked which current Mets players embody the qualities of a captain. “I tell my son all the time, ‘That’s how you should play the game.’

“And I love Francisco Lindor. I’ve gotten to know him over the last couple of years. I recently found out that he played hurt at the end of the season with a hand injury, and nobody knew about it. He never said anything because he wanted to be out there grinding it out with his guys," Wright added.

The Mets have had co-captains before, as Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter shared this honor during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. While it doesn't look like any captains will be named this season, perhaps Lindor (and Nimmo) will be awarded this honor in 2026.