Jaret Wright

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**Jaret Wright**
Major League Baseball debut
Baltimore Orioles — No. 33
Starting pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
June 24, 1997 for the Cleveland Indians
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Record	68-57
ERA	5.07
Strikeouts	687
Former teams
Cleveland Indians (1997-2002) San Diego Padres (2003) Atlanta Braves (2003-2004) New York Yankees (2005-2006) Baltimore Orioles (2007-Present)

Jaret Samuel Wright (born December 29, 1975 in Anaheim, California) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He is the son of former major league pitcher Clyde Wright.

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

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. Wright left game 7 of the 1997 World Series after 6 1/3 innings with a 2-1 lead, however the Indians would lose in 11 innings. 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 following three seasons.

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. 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 next season.

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). Wright became the Braves best pitcher, going 15-8 with a 3.28 ERA in 32 starts that season while amassing 159 strikeouts in 186.1 innings.

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

On November 12, 2006, the Yankees traded Wright to Baltimore for Chris Britton, and cash considerations. The Orioles will be responsible for paying only 3 of the 7 million dollars left on Wright's Contract.