David Wright likens 4x All-Star's Mets career to Clayton Kershaw’s Dodgers, Pedro Martinez’s Red Sox dominance

The New York Mets announced that it will retire the No. 5 jersey made famous by former captain David Wright. The ceremony will be held on July 19 at Citi Field where Wright will also be enshrined in the team's Hall of Fame following the great Tom Seaver's feat of a jersey retirement and Hall of Fame enshrinement on the same day.

In an interview on Amazin' Conversations with Jay Horwitz, the Mets legend reminisced his playing days in Queens. Wright discussed with Horwitz how his former teammate Jacob deGrom had such a dominant run during his time in the Big Apple.

"Trying to think of a more dominant run in the history of the game is difficult. Clayton Kershaw and Pedro Martinez comes to mind, but [Jacob deGrom] was about as dominant as there could possibly be for that run," said Wright. (23:40 onwards)

"Jake is a great friend. I honestly wish him great luck except when he pitches against the Mets. I hope he gives up 20 runs and doesn't get an out. It stinks to see him in a different uniform."

Mets legend David Wright was referring to the run Jacob deGrom embarked on starting from 2018 until 2021. In 2018, DeGrom led all qualified pitchers when he tallied a major-league leading 1.70 ERA in 32 starts.

He then followed up in 2019 and 2020 by leading the National League in strikeouts with 255 and 104, respectively. But perhaps the most insane feat during DeGrom's run was in 2021 when he recorded a 1.08 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP with 146 strikeouts across 92 innings. For DeGrom's era of dominance, he was awarded back-to-back Cy Youngs in 2018 and 2019.

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David Wright's noteworthy Mets career

In an era wherein loyalty is not the first order of business among players, former New York Met great "Captain America" David Wright remained steadfast during his 14-year MLB career — all of which were spent in the Big Apple.

Wright was chosen to seven All-Star squads, was a two-time Gold Glover and a two-time Silver Slugger. He has a career slash line of .296/.376/.491 with an OPS of .867 with 242 home runs and 970 RBIs while manning the hot corner.

In 2013, he was named the fourth New York Mets captain and third Met in history to play at least 10 MLB seasons and spend their entire career with the same club.