Jamey Wright

Not to be confused with Jamie Wright.

Jamey Wright
Free Agent
Pitcher
Born: December 24, 1974 (1974-12-24) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 3, 1996 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics (through 2011 Season)
Win–loss record	85–121
Earned run average	4.93
Strikeouts	1,016
Teams
Colorado Rockies (1996–1999) Milwaukee Brewers (2000–2002) St. Louis Cardinals (2002) Kansas City Royals (2003) Colorado Rockies (2004–2005) San Francisco Giants (2006) Texas Rangers (2007–2008) Kansas City Royals (2009) Cleveland Indians (2010) Seattle Mariners (2010–2011)

Jamey Alan Wright (born December 24, 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Career

Wright was drafted in the first round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies. He started his major league career with the Rockies in 1996 and pitched for them until 1999. After the 1999 season, Wright was traded with Henry Blanco to the Milwaukee Brewers in a three team trade in which the Oakland Athletics sent Jimmy Haynes to Milwaukee, the Rockies sent Justin Miller to the Athletics, and the Brewers sent Jeff Cirillo and Scott Karl to the Rockies.

Jamey Wright in 2008

In August 2002, Wright was traded by the Brewers with cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later (Mike Matthews) and Chris Morris. He signed with the Chicago Cubs for the 2003 season, but was released in spring training. He pitched in 2003 for the Kansas City Royals. He returned to the Rockies in 2004 and played there for two 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 Texas 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, Wright returned to the rotation.

On February 10, 2009, Wright signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals and was invited to spring training. On February 9, 2010, Wright signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians with an invitation to spring training. On June 4, 2010, the Cleveland Indians designated Wright for assignment. On June 16, 2010, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. On July 15, he signed with the Seattle Mariners and was added to the major league roster. He elected free agency on October 30, 2011.

Personal life

Wright and his wife, Marnie, have one daughter, Presley and sons, Jett Allen and Kingston Cash Wright. Wright graduated from Westmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.

See also

• List of top 100 Major League Baseball hit batsmen leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)