#5 3B

New York Mets

2014 STATS

GM 134

HR8

RBI63

R54

OBP.324

AVG .269

NEW YORK -- After a six-week rehab program, David Wright's balky left shoulder shows "marked improvement," the team announced.

Wright was examined this week at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is not due to begin baseball activities to test the shoulder until December.

Wright finished the season idle because of "weak" and "stretched-out" ligaments that failed to hold his non-throwing shoulder in place. Testing the shoulder while swinging will determine whether it is stable enough to rule out surgery, Wright has indicated. Still, the captain consistently has suggested surgery is unlikely.

Wright experienced looseness in the shoulder before getting shut down for the season following a Sept. 8 game.