DeWayne Wise

DeWayne Wise
Wise with the Chicago White Sox
Outfielder
Born: (1978-02-24) February 24, 1978 (age 39) Chapin, South Carolina
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 6, 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
May 29, 2013, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	115
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2000, 2002) Atlanta Braves (2004) Cincinnati Reds (2006–2007) Chicago White Sox (2008–2009) Toronto Blue Jays (2010) Florida Marlins (2011) Toronto Blue Jays (2011) New York Yankees (2012) Chicago White Sox (2012–2013)

Larry DeWayne Wise (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired professional baseball outfielder. He graduated from Chapin High School in 1997 and was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth round of the 1997 amateur draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, and New York Yankees. He is best known for robbing Gabe Kapler of a home run to preserve Mark Buehrle's perfect game in 2009.

Wise was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays on December 13, 1999, in the Rule 5 draft without having played a game for the Reds. He made his Major League debut for the Blue Jays on April 6, 2000. He struggled to make an impact at the big-league level, appearing in just 28 games in the 2000 season, batting a paltry .136 before being sent back to the minors.

After spending the entire 2001 season in the Toronto minor league system, Wise was recalled to the Majors in 2002. He appeared in 42 games and hit his first home run during this time, before being demoted largely due to his .179 batting average. He became a free agent after the 2003 season, which he spent entirely in Syracuse, the Blue Jays' AAA affiliate.