Jamey Wright
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| Texas Rangers — No. 48 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| July 3, 1996 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through July 4, 2006) |
|
| Record | 66-95 |
| ERA | 5.11 |
| Strikeouts | 751 |
| Former teams | |
Jamey Alan Wright (born December 24, 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers organization. He bats and throws right handed.
Wright started his major league career with the Colorado Rockies in 1996 and pitched for them until 1999. Over the next 4 seasons he pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. He returned to the Rockies in 2004 and played there for 2 more years.
He signed a minor-league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization after the 2005 season and was brought to spring training in 2006 as a non-roster invitee. Following a strong Spring Training performance, Wright was promoted to the major league roster and named the team's number five starter, beating out Kevin Correia and Brad Hennessey for the job. On August 10, Wright was taken out of the rotation, replaced by Hennessey.
On November 1, 2006 the Giants declined their option on Wright for the 2007 season, making him a free agent. On January 25, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training with the Rangers. Wright has been named the teams fifth starter and is scheduled to pitch April 10th against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at home.
[edit] Personal life
- Jamey and his wife, Marnie, have one daughter, Presley.
- Wright graduated from Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As a senior there, he was selected as the Southwest Region Gatorade Player of the Year.
- Jamey graduated at the head of his class at his high school in Oklahoma with a 4.0 GPA and also was a finalist in the "Future Nobel Prize Winners" competition in 1992.
Jamey and his wife Marnie have a daughter, Presley and a son, Jett.
