Did you know...?

• David has three younger brothers: Stephen, Matthew, and Daniel.

• His dog is a Boxer named Homer.

• David's father, Rhon, is a police officer.

• He has TWO nicknames in the Mets' clubhouse: Hollywood and Visine.

• Wright was the first spokesperson for Vitamin Water.

• Delta Airlines named a MD-88 airplane after him, calling it "The David Wright Flight." The plane's name, David's signature, and his number are next to the door.

• "The David Wright Flight" flies between New York, Boston, and Washington, DC.

• He is on the cover of MLB 07: The Show.

• David has appeared on MTV's Total Request Live.

• He has been on the Late Show with David Letterman twice.

• He has appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

• David made a surprise appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice after Jennie Finch called in a favor.

• As a kid, he played on an AAU team with Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman and Tampa Bay Rays CF B.J. Upton, and B.J.'s brother, Arizona Diamondbacks RF Justin Upton.
• Before being drafted to the Mets, Wright had signed a letter of intent to Georgia Tech.

• David was drafted as the 38th pick of the New York Mets in the first supplemental round in 2001.

• As a condition to the Mets hiring Lou Pinella to replace the recently-fired Bobby Valentine, the Mariners wanted David in return. The Mets refused and took Art Howe instead.

• As part of a team hazing ritual of the rookies, David was once forced to sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame on the team bus.

• Wright was such a terrific student at Hickory High School that at his graduation, he was selected as a class speaker.

• In high school, his favorite pre-game meal was a turkey sub from Subway.

• David's draft selection was the pick that followed the Mets' drafting of Aaron Heilman.

• In 2004, the Royals offered Carlos Beltran in a straight up trade for David Wright. Obviously, this was turned down.

• David doesn't remember touching the bases on his first major league homer.