Originally Published: June 24, 2005
At 22, Wright has a mature approach
For five weeks last summer, the New York Mets assigned Wright to Norfolk, Va. – Wright's hometown – and the franchise prodigy hit .298 with eight homers against Triple-A pitching. Wright also lived at home, a 10-minute commute from Harbor Park, and spent his off hours playing spirited games of ping-pong, pool and Texas hold 'em with his three teenage brothers, Stephen, Matthew and Daniel.
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