Ron Wright | |
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Designated hitter | |
Born: Delta, Utah, U.S. | January 21, 1976|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 2002, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 14, 2002, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 |
Games played | 1 |
At bats | 3 |
Teams | |
Ronald Wade Wright (born January 21,1976) is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 11 seasons,from 1994 until 2004. During his career,spent entirely in the minor leagues with the exception of one major league game,he was used almost exclusively as a first baseman. Wright played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB),for the Seattle Mariners.
Wright's one major league game was on April 14,2002,which he started as the designated hitter for Seattle against the Texas Rangers. In three plate appearances,Wright achieved the distinction of striking out (second inning),hitting into a triple play (fourth inning),and hitting into a double play (sixth inning). [1] [2] He was replaced by Mark McLemore in the seventh inning;Seattle went on to win the game,9–7. [3] As of 2022 [update] ,Wright is the only player to serve as a designated hitter in his only MLB game. [4]
After retiring from professional baseball,Wright earned a degree in pharmacy at Idaho State University and returned to Utah to work as a pharmacist. He married Annica in 1997,with whom he has four children. [5]
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