Jaret Wright

Not to be confused with Jared Wright.

6+1⁄3 innings with a 2–1 lead; however, the Indians lost in 11 innings. ^[1] Wright finished fifth in the American League Rookie of the Year Award voting.

Wright had a 12–12 record and a 4.72 ERA in 1998. He suffered from a shoulder injury in 1999, when he went 8–10 with a 6.06 ERA in 26 starts. The injury required two surgeries to repair, costing him parts of the following three seasons.^{[ citation needed ]}

After Wright went 2–3 with a 15.71 ERA in 2002, the Indians decided not to re-sign him, and he became a free agent. Wright then signed with the San Diego Padres in early 2003. He went 1–5 with an 8.73 ERA in 39 games, all in relief and was traded to the Atlanta Braves in August. After going 1–0 with a 2.00 ERA and not allowing a run in 10 out of his 11 appearances, he was told that he was going to be made a starting pitcher again for the next season.^{[ citation needed ]}

Wright started 2004 in the minors to build up arm strength, but was called up by the Braves when it was discovered pitcher Paul Byrd needed more time to rehab his arm (he had missed the entire 2003 season due to Tommy John surgery).^{[ citation needed ]} Wright became the Braves best pitcher that season, going 15–8 with a 3.28 ERA in 32 starts while amassing 159 strikeouts in 186+1⁄3 innings pitched.

In December 2004, Wright signed a three-year, US$21 million deal with the New York Yankees. ^{[2] [3]}

On November 12, 2006, the Yankees traded Wright to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Britton and cash considerations. The Orioles were responsible for paying only $3 million of the $7 million left on Wright's contract. ^[4]

Wright's shoulder problems returned in the 2007 season and caused him to spend time on the disabled list twice;^{[ citation needed ]} he did make three starts in April, each five innings or less, but lost all three of them and accumulated a 6.97 ERA. The Orioles reported that Wright's velocity was also down.^{[ citation needed ]} Wright had started a rehab assignment in September and after 3 games he decided to go home ending the rest of the season and maybe his career. On October 1, 2007, the Orioles released Wright.^{[ citation needed ]}

On January 23, 2008, Wright signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, which included an invitation to spring training. ^[5] At the end of spring training, he declined his assignment to the minor leagues and elected to become a free agent. He went unsigned, and never pitched professionally again.^{[ citation needed ]}

When Wright broke in with Cleveland Indians, he threw a two-seam fastball that topped out at 98 MPH, along with a hard curveball and a changeup. After battling numerous shoulder injuries, his fastball topped out in the low 90s.^{[ citation needed ]}

Coaching

In January 2023, Wright was named the Pitching Coach of the Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League. It is his first professional coaching experience.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Wright lives in San Clemente, California, with his wife Julie and their four children: Gunnar, Jett, Memphis, and Sloan.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of second-generation Major League Baseball players

References

1. https://www.cleveland.com/pluto/2014/04/as_cleveland_indians_home_open.html
2. "Wright a Yankee after passing second physical". December 12, 2004.
3. Kepner, Tyler (February 20, 2005). "Wright Seems Ready for Pinstripes". The New York Times.
4. "ESPN – Wright move? O's acquire righty from Yankees – MLB". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
5. SportingNews.com – Your expert source for MLB Baseball stats, scores, standings, blogs and fantasy news from MLB Baseball columnists ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or  ESPN, or  Baseball Reference, or  Fangraphs, or  Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Jaret Wright: Behind the Dugout

Jaret Wright
Wright with the New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1975-12-29) December 29, 1975 (age 47) Anaheim, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 24, 1997, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
April 29, 2007, for the Baltimore Orioles

v t e 1994 Major League Baseball draft first round selections

Paul Wilson Ben Grieve Dustin Hermanson Antone Williamson Josh Booty McKay Christensen Doug Million Todd Walker C. J. Nitkowski Jaret Wright Mark Farris Nomar Garciaparra Paul Konerko Jason Varitek Jayson Peterson Matt Smith Ramón Castro Cade Gaspar Bret Wagner Terrence Long Hiram Bocachica Dante Powell Carlton Loewer Brian Buchanan Scott Elarton Mark Johnson Jacob Shumate Kevin Witt Jay Payton Russ Johnson Mike Thurman Jacob Cruz Chris Clemons Travis Miller