Jamey Wright
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| Texas Rangers — No. 45 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: December 24, 1974 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 3, 1996 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through April 28, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 72-104 |
| Earned Run Average | 5.05 |
| Strikeouts | 829 |
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Jamey Alan Wright (born December 24, 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. 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, the St. Louis Cardinals and the 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 made one short start for the Rangers before being placed on the 15-day DL. Kameron Loe claimed his spot in the rotation. However, after returning from the DL, Jamey returned to the rotation.
[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.
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[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
