Mets: David Wright working out early in Port St. Lucie

New York Mets’ third baseman David Wright is in Florida ahead of schedule getting some early work in as he prepares for another comeback in 2017.

Although we’re six days away from pitchers and catchers needing to report to Port St. Lucie for Spring Training, some Mets players are already down there getting some work in. The Mets’ captain, David Wright is one of those players, and today, we got a look at how he’s doing.

The Mets official Twitter account posted the video below giving fans a little look at the early pre-Spring Training workouts that a few players took part in. The captain is seen moving around the field quite smoothly, as well as fielding in the typical David Wright manner, and even hitting some baseballs off a tee.

Wright is coming off a second consecutive year of missing significant time due to an injury. Over the last two seasons, he’s played only 75 games total – something’s he’s looking to change in 2017.

Mets manager Terry Collins set a goal for Wright again this season. He hopes third base will be occupied by the captain at least 130 times this year. Although that’s encouraging, we can’t forget that last season Collins set the same target for Wright, and well, we all know how that turned out.

But now it’s time to look forward to 2017, and not only are fans happy to have Wright back but so are his teammates.

Catcher Travid d’Arnaud spoke to The New York Post and told them: “Any time you get to share the field with him, it’s great. He plays so hard and he has devoted his whole life to New York. He’s such an awesome person and it’s so great to see him back out there doing what he loves.”

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Let’s hope that dedication pays off this season, and that the captain can stay healthy for the majority of it. He can be a big part of the team going forward, and for all the hard work he’s put in, he deserves to have a part of season that promises to be magical.