Dan Wright (baseball)

Jonathan Daniel Wright (born December 14, 1977) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.

Dan Wright
Pitcher
Born: (1977-12-14) December 14, 1977
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 2001, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 1, 2004, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record20–26
Earned run average5.65
Strikeouts225
Teams

Wright grew up in Batesville, Arkansas and graduated from high school from Sullivan South in Kingsport, Tennessee. He pitched for the University of Arkansas from 1997-99. In 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[1]

Wright was drafted in the 2nd round (64th overall) by the Chicago White Sox. He pitched a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers on May 16, 2002.

References

  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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