Hawatha Terrell Wade (born January 25, 1973) is an American former professional

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who played in

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. Wade attended Hillcrest High School in

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where he was teammates on the school's

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team with

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. Wade played only one season of high school baseball team on a dare. After graduating in 1991, Wade worked a day job as a

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. In the summer of 1991, he impressed

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scouts during a tryout and was signed to an amateur free agent contract. Wade earned a

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by pitching in three games in 1995, a total of four innings. His best season as a major leaguer was 1996 in which he pitched in 44 games, going 5–0 with an

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of 2.97. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the expansion franchise draft following the 1997 season (November 18, 1997; 60th overall). He pitched a total of 10.2 innings with the Devil Rays posting a 5.06 ERA and 2–2 record. He spent all of 1998 with the Triple A

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going 1–7 with a 9.49 ERA in 34 games. The following season he was signed by the

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but spent all season in the minors. Wade played in the independent leagues from 2003 to 2004 before retiring.

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