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reer-high 15 games, Magee
pitched to a 7-3 record with a
2.67 ERA, while striking out
92 batters and walking just
15 in 77.2 innings pitched.
On the third day of the
draft, five Johnnies were
selected.
Junior pitcher Michael
LoPresti was selected by the
Pittsburgh Pirates in the
18th Round; junior infielder
Josh Shaw was chosen by the
St. Louis Cardinals in the
19th Round; graduate student
John Valente, a utility
player, went to the Detroit
Tigers in the 21st Round;
senior outfielder/pitcher
Jamie Galazin heard his
name called by the Chicago
Cubs in the 22nd Round; and
senior catcher Robert Boselli
III was the last from St.
John’s to be selected, going
to the Cincinnati Reds in the
37th Round.
This marks the third time
in program history that six
players have been selected
in the same draft class. The
2005 and 2015 Johnnies also
had six players selected.
Red Storm pitcher Kevin Magee was selected by the Baltimore 260–4539.
Orioles in the ninth round of the MLB Draft.
Courtesy of St. John’s Athletics
Mets bid farewell
to David Wright
David Wright said goodbye
to the Mets’ faithful in
September at Citi Field, playing
in one last game before
riding off into the sunset.
Wright took the field as
the starting third baseman
one last time and received
two plate appearances —
drawing a walk in the first
inning and popping up to
first base in the fourth — before
being pulled in the fifth
inning.
Manager Mickey Callaway
removed Wright from
the game, giving the captain
a chance to wave goodbye
to the announced crowd of
“It’s so kind and it’s
so generous and it’s so, at
points for me, undeserving,”
Wright said after the game.
“When you see the stadium
packed like that, there are
no words to describe the feeling
of walking out there and
having your name chanted
and seeing the signs.”
Players and coaches from
both teams tipped their caps
to Wright, honoring a 14-year
career that was cut short due
to injuries — namely spinal
stenosis, a narrowing of the
spaces within your spine,
which can put pressure
on the nerves that travel
through the spine, according
to the Mayo Clinic.
Before the game, Wright
caught the ceremonial first
pitch thrown by his 2-yearold
daughter, Olivia.
After the game, the team
played a 3 1/2 minute video
tribute on the big screen beyond
the center field fence
that chronicled his career
in the Mets’ organization.
From his days as a minor
leaguer, to his first MLB hit,
to playing in the 2015 World
Series, Wright was reminded
of the highlights of his
Mets’ tenure before reciting
a goodbye speech to the fans
in attendance.
“This is love,” Wright told
the crowd after the Mets’
1-0 victory in 13 innings. “I
can’t say anything else —
this is love.”
Reach editor Zach Gewelb
by e-mail at zgewelb@cnglocal.
com or by phone at (718)
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