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David Wright
Off the field, Wright began the David Wright Foundation after the 2005 season. He became most involved in the fight against multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks the central nervous system consisting of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. It can lead to numbness or even paralysis and blindness. Treat readers to his compelling life story.
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David Wright is the rare sports star who is both gifted and giving. As the third base player for the New York Mets, he has been breaking records and racking up honors in the Major League since 2004. He has proven himself on the field to be a bona fide baseball star. However, it is his performance off the field that has made him a standout figure. In 2005, at the age of 23, he started his own charity, the David Wright Foundation. Since then, his foundation has increased awareness of and raised funds for multiple sclerosis. Gitlin does an excellent job of combining both Wrights dual appeal as a talented baseball player and humanitarian. While young people might not have initially been interested in the latter side of him, they will come away from this book with even more respect for the baseball star., Children's Literature
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