- David lives in the Flatiron District of NYC
- On August 17th, David was hit by a 94 mph fastball on the side of the head by Giants pitcher Matt Cain. As a result, David suffered a concussion and is suffering from, "post-concussion" symptoms. He was also placed on the 15 day DL list.
- David had his first multi homerun game in a loss to the Marlins.
- David claims he doesn't remember touching the bases during his first Major League home run. He said he felt like he was floating around the bases.
- When David got to the Majors, he spent hours picking the brain of locker neighbor Vance Wilson. A month later, Vance was picking David's brain about hitting.
- In 2004, the Royals offered the Mets free agent-to-be Carlos Beltran for David Wright, and the Mets turned them down.
- David is the 129th 3rd baseman in Mets history.
- David was honored by Baseball America as one of Flordia's State Top 10 prospects in 2003.
- David is a member of a remarkable draft class. In the first round alone, seven players-including Mark Prior, Mark Teixeira and Joe Mauer-have already become major league regulars. The Mets' first pick in the 2001 draft was Notre Dame's Aaron Heilman. David was drafted 38th overall.
- When Chesapeake-born Michael Cuddyer was drafted in the first round by the Twins in 1997, he instantly became one of David's favorite players.
- In high school, David's favorite pre game meal was a Turkey Sub from Subway.
- David was a very good student at Hickory High. At graduation, he was selected as class speaker.
- David's sports idols growing up were Cal Ripken Jr., and Michael Jordan.
- David's dad is a police officer in Norfolk.
- David Wright has had a girl friend, Molly Beers since January of 2008.
- David appeared on Topps' Opening Day 2007 baseball card packs.
- David's brother Stephen was a student at Virginia Tech when the infamous shooting took place in April of 2007. Thankfully, Stephen was not on the campus at the time of the shootings.
- David Wright was voted "This Year in Baseball's Rookie of the Year" in 2004.
- David appeared on MTV's Total Request Live with fellow teammate Cliff Floyd in 2006.
- Delta Air Lines named one of their MD-88 airplanes "The Wright Flight" after David. It shuttles between New York, Boston and Washington.
- David usually arrives to games earlier than most other players.
- Wright's diving, bare-handed catch in the August 9, 2005 loss to San Diego was voted the "This Year in Baseball Play of the Year."
- David was featured on the cover of MLB 07: The Show.
- David is sponsored by Vitamin Water.
- In 2006, David participated in the MLB Japanese All Star Series.
- David struggled during his first postseason in 2006, hitting only .216 throughout ten games.
- On August 6, 2006, David Wright signed a six year contract extension with the Mets worth 55 million dollars.
- As a senior in high school, David was named the Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year, as well as the Virginia All State Player of the Year.
- David attended Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia.
- David made his Major League debut with the Mets on July 21, 2004.
- The Mets' AAA team, the Tides, played in David Wright's hometown of Norfolk.
- David's uniform number is 5.
- David's father is a police officer.
- The New York Mets obtained the draft pick they used to draft Wright as compensation when the Colorado Rockies signed pitcher Mike Hampton to an 8-year $141 million contract. That Hampton signing is considered by some as the worst ever.
- While in the minor leagues, Wright modeled his game after St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen, who he narrowly beat in a fan vote to start the 2006 All-Star game.
- David's favorite team was the New York Mets even before they drafted him.
- David Wright is the 13th player to hit a home run in his first all-star game at-bat.
- David considered attending Georgia Tech until the Mets selected him 38th overall in the 2001 amateur draft.
- David's 74 RBIs before the 2006 all-star game were a team first-half record.
- David was named the National League player of the month in June 2006, the first New York Met to receive the award in fifteen years.
- David's charity, The David Wright Foundation, donates money to those with multiple sclerosis.
- Wright finished second to Philadelphia's Ryan Howard in the 2006 Home Run Derby, despite hitting 16 homers in the first round.
- David was the coverboy of ESPN the Magazine's 2006 fantasy baseball preview issue.
- David is listed as 6'0" and 200 pounds.
- In a February 2006 interview, 2002 Olympic gold medalist figure skater Sarah Hughes named David Wright as the person she'd most like to skate with.
- Wright made his first MLB all-star team at third base in 2006. He was voted a starter through fan voting. He has also been elected to the all-star team in 2007 and 2008; including a start in 2007.
- David's favorite TV show is 24.
- I'm very confident in what I do, but I'd like to think I don't ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence
- David: I'm not going to go out there and try to steal bases for the sake of stealing bases. I'm going out there trying to pick and choose my spots.
- David: In my opinion, you can never get used to losing.
- David: I love being a Met. It was my favorite team growing up, so to be a Met to me is very special.
