Mets come out to the field to thank the fans following World Series loss
The baseball regular season lasts 162 games. If you make it all the way to the World Series, that adds roughly 15 games to the schedule. It is, undoubtedly, a long and grueling season.
To be on top for many of those games, only to have your hopes and dreams crushed in the World Series would be difficult for any team to handle. After surviving a lengthy grind, and experiencing a number of ridiculous wins along the way, losing on the game’s biggest stage would take a lot out of even the best players in the game.
New York Mets third baseman David Wright isn’t most players. Following the team’s season-ending Game 5 loss in the World Series to the Kansas City Royals, Wright summoned his teammates to head out to the field and show their support to fans who still stuck around.
It led to this incredible moment:
The Mets come out for a goodbye #Mets #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/dQEmYGXSP2
— Mike Vorkunov (@Mike_Vorkunov) November 2, 2015
We have to give a ton of credit to Wright here for the gesture. After quite possibly the most difficult loss of his career, he wanted to make sure the fans knew how much the team cared about their loyalty all season.
The fans don’t play the games, obviously, but they experience the same emotions as the players. The fact that a decent contingent of Mets fans still stuck around to celebrate their club even after the loss speaks volumes as well.
Wright is the perfect player to lead this charge. The 12-year veteran has spent his entire career with the Mets. He’s experienced the highest of highs with the franchise, as well as the lowest of lows. There have been times where the fans have loved and embraced him, and times where they likely wanted him shipped out of town.
In moments like this, none of that matters. Wright’s gesture reminds us that players are human. They care about the games as much as the fans do, and they appreciate the support they receive throughout the long season.
Though they lost, the Mets, and their fans, deserve to celebrate such an incredible season. Kudos to Wright for realizing that at possibly the lowest moment of his career.
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