Known as a prankster during his playing days, former New York Mets superstar third baseman David Wright has jokingly kept the tiniest inkling in the back of his mind ablaze that when he shows up to Citi Field to get inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame and have his No.

Wright almost certainly will never get the day in Cooperstown his old friend covets for him, one for which he was on a fast track until his back began to bark. July 19 will have to do.

NEW YORK — David Wright’s No. 5 will be retired by the New York Mets before a July 19 game against Cincinnati, the team said Monday.