David Wright speaks on death of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter – MLB News
The New York Mets’ talented veteran third-baseman David Wright has recently spoken in the media on the death of Hall of Fame former Major League catcher Gary Carter. He talked about his game and character with great admiration.
Carter, who died at the age of 57 after playing almost 18 years of professional baseball at highest level, was considered one of the best players in the MLB.
Lately, Wright, in kind of giving tribute, talked to media personals and told them about the way he feels for this ever living legend who not only contributed a lot to baseball itself but he always remained a picture of inspiration to many. "That was amazing," Wright said. "With all that he was going through. You could hear the excitement in his voice. As far as I'm concerned, if you strive to be half the player and half the person Gary Carter was, you'll be all right."
Later, another baseball great, Tom Seaver, who is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, also said for Carter and his game, “No one loved the game of baseball more than Gary Carter. No one enjoyed playing the game of baseball more than Gary Carter. He wore his heart on his sleeve every inning he played in the Major League. He gave you 110 percent and played the most gruelling position on the field and that was something special."
Carter was a tremendous baseball player. Most of his career was spent with the Montreal Expos but he also played for the New York Mets along with San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Achieving an average of .262 in his career, Carter also won five World Series titles, three Gold Glove Awards and five Silver Slugger honours. He always played with his best potential whenever he come-out on the field. For his love for the game and level of commitment with his professional baseball career, the League honoured him by inducting his name in the Hall of Fame list in 2003 while his jersey’s number 8 was also retired by the Montreal Expos in the same year.
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