Sebern Chase Wright (born February 8, 1983) is an American former professional
baseball
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pitcher
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. He batted and threw
left-handed
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. Wright threw a low 90s four-seam
fastball, a
slider, a
curveball, and a
changeup.
Baseball career
Wright was drafted in the third round of the 2001 Major League draft by the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...
out of
Iowa Park High School. After spending five seasons in the minors, he was placed on the Yankees'
40-man roster
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, to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft
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. He started the 2007 season with the Double-A
Trenton Thunder
The Trenton Thunder are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Trenton, New Jersey, and play their home games at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.
From 1994 to 2020, it was a Minor League Baseball team of the D ...
, where he performed well. In two
starts, Wright pitched 14 innings,
striking out
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19, without allowing an
earned run
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.
He was called up by the Yankees from Trenton in April 2007, when
Mike Mussina and
Carl Pavano
Carl Anthony Pavano (born January 8, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player. A Right-handedness, right-handed pitcher, Pavano played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2012 for the Montreal Expos, Miami Marlins, Florida Marl ...
were placed on the
disabled list
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. Wright made his major league debut on April 17, against the
Cleveland Indians
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. He pitched five innings for his first major league
win. In his second start, on April 22, Wright faced the
Boston Red Sox
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at
Fenway Park
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, during which he became the second pitcher in major league history to give up four consecutive
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the Baseball (ball), ball is hit in such a way that the batting (baseball), batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safe (baseball), safely in one play without any error ( ...
s; he surrendered home runs during the third inning to Red Sox players
Manny Ramírez,
J. D. Drew,
Mike Lowell, and
Jason Varitek. The Red Sox went on to win the game 7–6. He was then sent back to the minors, though he was recalled in September to pitch in one game.
Wright spent the 2008 season pitching for Double-A Trenton and the
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He was designated for assignment that offseason to make room on the 40-man roster for the re-signed
Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene Pettitte (; born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won fiv ...
.
On February 4, 2009, Wright was traded to the
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Di ...
for outfielder/catcher
Eric Fryer. He played the entire season with the Triple-A
Nashville Sounds
The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the ci ...
. Wright became a minor league
free agent
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after the season but re-signed a minor league contract with the Brewers on February 9, 2010. He pitched for Nashville for the entire 2010 season.
Wright was released on July 18, 2011, but was re-signed to a minor league contract with the Brewers just days later.
On April 13, 2012 Wright was signed by the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
He was not on the Patriots roster in 2013.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Chase
1983 births
Living people
New York Yankees players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Wichita County, Texas
Sportspeople from Wichita Falls, Texas
Gulf Coast Yankees players
Staten Island Yankees players
Battle Creek Yankees players
Charleston RiverDogs players
Tampa Yankees players
Trenton Thunder players
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
Nashville Sounds players
Huntsville Stars players
Somerset Patriots players