Dan Wright | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 14 December 1977 |
Birth Place: | Longview, Texas, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 27 |
Debutyear: | 2001 |
Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 1 |
Finalyear: | 2004 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 20–26 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 5.65 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 225 |
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Jonathan Daniel Wright (born December 14, 1977) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.
Wright grew up in Batesville, Arkansas and graduated from high school from Sullivan South in Kingsport, Tennessee. He pitched for the University of Arkansas from 1997-99. In 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[1]
Wright was drafted in the 2nd round (64th overall) by the Chicago White Sox. He pitched a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers on May 16, 2002.