The Major League Baseball Career of David Wright

A longtime real estate executive, Allan L. Pashcow has served as managing partner of Town Realty Co., LLC, since 1988. He owns more than 1,400 rental apartment units on Long Island, New York, and oversees a team of property managers, on-site staff, and office personnel. Beyond his professional endeavors, Allan L. Pashcow stands out as a board member for the Joe Namath Foundation and Ron Darling Foundation and previously served on the board of the David Wright Foundation.

A 37-year-old native of Norfolk, Virginia, Wright was selected 38th overall by the New York Mets in the 2001 MLB Amateur Draft and spent his entire 14-year career with the National League (NL) East franchise. Wright made his big-league debut in 2004 and finished 19th in NL MVP voting the following season after recording 27 home runs, 102 RBI, and a .306 batting average. He finished among the top 10 in NL MVP voting in each of the following three seasons and won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award in 2007 and 2008. He had a career-best 33 home runs and 124 RBI in 2008.

A seven-time All-Star, Wright last represented the Mets in the All-Star Game in 2013. He played his last full season in 2014 and was limited to less than 40 games in each of the following seasons as a result of a herniated disc in his neck and spinal stenosis. He missed the 2017 season and was able to play two games in 2018 before being forced to retire. Wright concluded his career with 242 home runs, 970 RBI, and a .296 batting average. 

An Overview of Type 1 Diabetes

Allan L. Pashcow is a managing partner and owner of Town Realty, Co., LLC, in Roslyn Heights, New York. He joined the residential apartment management firm in 1988. When he is not managing leadership responsibilities at the firm, such as budgeting and overseeing on-site property staff, Allan L. Pashcow serves on the board of directors of the Diabetes Research Institute.

The Diabetes Research Institute operates with an overriding mission of curing both forms of the disease: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is sometimes referred to as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, which is a chronic condition defined by an inability of the pancreas to create sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. In some cases, individuals living with type 1 diabetes are completely incapable of producing their own insulin.

Without proper insulin levels, cells throughout the body cannot absorb glucose, which is used to produce energy. The conversion of glucose to energy is a critical process in maintaining healthy levels of sugar in the bloodstream. Common symptoms of the disease include chronic fatigue and frequent urination, though more severe symptoms range from nerve damage to the development of heart and blood vessel disease.

As the name suggests, juvenile diabetes occurs during childhood. The exact cause is unknown, though genetics and family history are thought to play a role in the progression of the disease. By comparison, type 2 diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes, occurs later in life. The symptoms are largely the same and while the exact cause of type 2 diabetes is also unknown, overweight sedentary individuals are at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes.