Note: D’Wright wins High School HR Derby
Mets 3B David Wright is among 10 players who have been nominated for This Year in Baseball’s Hitter of the Year Award, presented by State Farm Insurance.
To vote, go to MLB.com.
Speaking of Wright, he, Michael Cuddyer, B.J. Upton, Ryan Zimmerman and Justin Upton recently took part in a charity home-run derby for Chesapeake, VA’s newly opened Grassfield High School.
Cuddyer and Upton are graduates of Great Bridge High, while Wright graduated from Hickory High. According to a local report, Grassfield was built to ‘ease overcrowding’ at Great Bridge and Hickory, among other local schools.
Cuddyer won the event, defeating Wright in the final round.
At her blog, We’ve Got Heart, Virginia-blogger Kristen gives a round-by-round recap of the derby.
According to Kristen, “Afterwards, the guys all filtered out but David Wright stopped to sign autographs for a really long time.”
…hat tip to Amazin Avenue for the link…
Also, The David Wright Foundation is hosting their Third Annual Do the Wright Thing Gala on November 15 in New York City.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go here.
