Amos Dewon Day (born September 29, 1980) is an American former

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who was drafted by the

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. He was then taken by the White Sox via the Rule 5 draft in 2005. He had two brief stints with the

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in , sandwiched around a trip to the disabled list. Day appeared in 13 games over a two-month span in which he often struggled, posting an

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of 11.25 and recording more walks than strikeouts. Day was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox after the season. He was later claimed off waivers again, this time by the

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. Day was released by the Rays organization. On July 3, 2009, Day was signed to a minor league contract by the Oakland Athletics on July 11. In 2010, he signed to play for the

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of the

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. Day attended

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Personal

Dewon is currently living in New Jersey working as a Sales Representative for Nike Golf.

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