Mike Wright (baseball)
| Mike Wright | |||
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Wright with the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Baltimore Orioles – No. 59 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 3, 1990 Bennettsville, South Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 17, 2015, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 6–9 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.88 | ||
| Strikeouts | 76 | ||
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Dennis Michael Wright (born January 3, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Wright was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of East Carolina University.[1][2] During his first professional season he went 3-2 with a 5.72 earned run average with 42 strikeouts in 45 2⁄3 innings. Pitching for the Frederick Keys and Bowie Baysox in 2012 he went 10-5 with a 4.06 ERA.[3]
Wright started the 2013 season with Baysox.[4] He finished the season with the Norfolk Tides. He was the Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award after going 11–3 with a 3.11 ERA and 138 strikeouts.[5][6] He returned to Norfolk to start the 2014 season.
Wright made his first career major league start on May 17, 2015 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He went 7 and 1/3 innings, struck out 6, allowed 4 hits, no runs, and no walks in order to get the win in a 3-0 victory.
2016
Wright was named the Orioles fourth starter at the conclusion of Spring Training.
Pitching Style
Wright throws 5 pitches: a four seam fastball that averages around 96 MPH, a sinker at around 93, a changeup at around 82, a slider at about 86, and a curveball at around 75.[7]
References
- ↑ "ECU's Wright snared by Orioles in draft". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Steve Melewski: O's third-round pick got his feet wet at Aberdeen before moving to Delmarva". MASNsports. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Steve Melewski: Checking on another pitching prospect: A look at right-hander Mike Wright". MASNsports. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Steve Melewski: Wright gets on a roll at Bowie". MASNsports. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Orioles announce 2013 Award Winners for Player Development and Scouting". Baltimore Orioles. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Urrutia, Wright win top minor league awards". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Player Card: Mike Wright". brooksbaseball.net. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- East Carolina Pirates bio