Jamey Wright

Jamey Wright
Wright with the Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: (1974-12-24) December 24, 1974 (age 42) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 3, 1996, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2014, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	97–130
Earned run average	4.81
Strikeouts	1,189
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) Los Angeles Dodgers (2012) Tampa Bay Rays (2013) Los Angeles Dodgers (2014)

Jamey Alan Wright (born December 24, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for 10 different teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Rays.

Wright was drafted in the first round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft by the Colorado Rockies out of Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was a second team High School All-American and the Southwest Region Gatorade Player of the Year. He began his career with eight starts for the Arizona League Rockies in 1993 and was promoted to the Asheville Tourists in 1994, the Salem Avalanche and New Haven Ravens in 1995 and then played with New Haven and the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1996.

Wright made his Major League debut when he started for the Rockies against the San Francisco Giants on July 3, 1996, allowing one run in six innings. He recorded his first Major League win with a seven inning start against the Giants on July 17, where he allowed only one earned run. He started 16 games (and made 1 relief appearance) in 1996 and finished 4-4 with a 4.93 ERA in his debut season. He turned in his first complete game with a 7-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on July 24, 1997. He made 26 starts in 1997, 34 in 1998 and 16 in 1999, where he also made 17 appearances in AAA for Colorado Springs.