"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.

Take a look back at some of the greatest moments of David Wright’s Mets career, as members of the current team send their congratulations to the former captain as he sees his number retired to the rafters at Citi Field.

David Wright, who is set to enter the Mets Hall of Fame and have his No. 5 retired by the franchise Saturday, sat down for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.