"The first thing he said is, 'I just want to help.' "And I said, 'Well, you're going to help tonight because you're going to hit third.' And what does he do? Hits a homer his first time up. And that personifies who he is.

As David Wright is set to have his No. 5 retired by the Mets on Saturday at Citi Field, we remember five of his most iconic moments with the team.

According to Andy Martino of SNY, in 2004, the Mets could have traded third baseman David Wright to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Carlos Beltran. Former Mets general manager Jim Duquette outlined the story to Martino, explaining that the Mets were looking to improve pitching and offense, and Kansas City had Beltran available.