Jermaine Dye

Jermaine Dye
Dye with the Chicago White Sox.
Right fielder
Born: (1974-01-28) January 28, 1974 (age 43) Oakland, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 1996, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.274
Home runs	325
Runs batted in	1,072
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1996) Kansas City Royals (1997–2001) Oakland Athletics (2001–2004) Chicago White Sox (2005–2009)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2000, 2006) World Series champion (2005) World Series MVP (2005) Gold Glove Award (2000) Silver Slugger Award (2006)

Jermaine Trevell Dye (born January 28, 1974) is a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he played as a right fielder on a team that reached the playoffs. Dye played with the Atlanta Braves (1996), Kansas City Royals (1997–2001), Oakland Athletics (2001–2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2005–2009). Dye won the World Series MVP with the White Sox in 2005. Dye batted and threw right-handed and, in his prime, was known for his ability to hit for power and his powerful throwing arm. Dye announced his retirement on March 31, 2011.

He attended Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California and Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. He was selected by Atlanta in the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Dye made his Major League debut with the Braves, hitting a home run in his first Major League at-bat. He was traded to the Royals during the 1997 offseason in a package that brought Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart to Atlanta.

He was traded to Kansas City on March 27, 1997. In 1999 Dye played in 158 games for the Royals, hitting 26 home runs. He was one of the more well-liked Royals at that time, with fans frequently chanting "Dye-no-mite" after he came up to bat. The next year he made the American League All-Star team. In 2001 Dye was traded to Oakland as part of a three-way deal in which the Royals received Neifi Pérez.

Jermaine wore jersey number 24, which would later be retired for Rickey Henderson. He batted .252 while with the A's. In October 2001, during the ALDS, Dye broke his leg when he fouled a ball off of his left knee.