Jaret Wright

Jaret Samuel Wright (born December 29, 1975 in Anaheim, California) is a professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the New York Yankees and is the son of a former professional baseball pitcher, Clyde Wright, a left-hander who pitched in the majors from 1966 to 1975, for the California Angels (1966 - 1973), the Milwaukee Brewers (1974), and the Texas Rangers (1975).

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December 29 - 1975 - Anaheim, California - Baseball - Pitcher - New York Yankees - Clyde Wright - Left-hander - 1966 - California Angels - 1973 - Milwaukee Brewers - 1974 - Texas Rangers

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Wright throws a two-seam fastball that tops out at 98MPH, along with a hard curveball and a changeup.

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Fastball - Curveball - Changeup

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Wright made his major league debut in 1997 with the Cleveland Indians and was an instant success, going 8-3 with a 4.38 ERA in 16 starts and pitching masterfully in the post-season that year at the age of 21. He would follow that up with a .500 season (12-12 with a 4.72 ERA) in 1998. He never got the chance to reach his potential in Cleveland due to a chronic shoulder injury that would first crop up in 1999, when he went 8-10 with a 6.06 ERA in 26 starts, and would later require two surgeries to repair, costing him parts of the 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons, respectively.

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1997 - Cleveland Indians - ERA - Cleveland - 2000 - 2001 - 2002

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After going 2-3 with a 15.71 ERA in 2002, the Indians decided not to re-sign him and Wright became a free agent. He signed with the San Diego Padres in early 2003. He did not fare well in San Diego, going 1-5 with an 8.73 ERA in 39 games, all in relief. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves in August and made his debut on August 30. He was unscored upon in all but one his 11 appearances with the Braves, going 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA, and was told that he was going to be made a starting pitcher again for the 2004 season. He 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). Wright became the Braves best pitcher, going 15-8 with a 3.28 era in 32 starts this season while amassing 159 strikeouts in 186.1 innings.

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San Diego Padres - 2003 - Atlanta Braves - August - 2004 - Paul Byrd

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Wright signed a three-year US$21 million deal with the New York Yankees on December 7, 2004.

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US$ - December 7 - 2004

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