Ahead of his number retirement and induction into the Mets’ Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday, Wright was asked who he feels embodies the qualities of a captain. He settled on two players: left-fielder Brandon Nimmo and shortstop Francisco Lindor.

The New York Mets honored one of the most beloved players in franchise history Saturday afternoon and officially retired longtime third baseman David Wright's No. 5 in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field.

The ironic part about all of this — about the number retirement, about the Mets Hall of Fame induction, about The Captain, the No. 5 becoming immortalized in the left field corner at Citi Field, the entire celebration that unfolded — is that David Wright doesn’t want to be the center of attention.