New York Mets third baseman David Wright praised Yoenis Cespedes on Friday for being a "great teammate" before the team signed the outfield to a three-year contract.
Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News spoke with the longtime franchise cornerstone shortly before Jim Bowden of ESPN reported Cespedes signed a three-year, $75 million deal to stay in New York. Wright downplayed any talk of the outfielder being a problem.
"I will put my name behind the statement that Yo was a good teammate on the field and a great teammate off the field," Wright said.