Wesley Wright

Wesley Wright

Infobox MLB player
name = Wesley Wright


width = 150px
caption =
team = Houston Astros
number = 53
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|1|28
birthplace = city-state|Montgomery|Alabama
bats = Right
throws = Left
debutdate = March 31
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Houston Astros
statyear = July 30, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 3-3
stat2label = Save
stat2value = 1
stat3label = Earned run average
stat3value = 4.58
stat4label = Strikeouts
stat4value = 33
teams =
*Houston Astros (by|2008-present)

Dequam LaWesley Wright (born January 28, 1985 in city-state|Montgomery|Alabama) is a major league baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros.

Wright was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft and signed with the them on June 10 by|2003.

He made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer League in 2004 and played for the Columbus Catfish and Vero Beach Dodgers in 2005. With Columbus, he pitched in 30 games and accumulated a 1.93 era as a relief pitcher.

In 2006 he pitched in 25 games with Vero Beach, acquiring a 1.48 era and was promoted to the Jacksonville Suns, where he began 2007 before a mid-season promotion to the Las Vegas 51s.

In December 2007, he was selected by the Houston Astros in the major league portion of rule 5 draft from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wright made the Astros by|2008 opening day roster as the only left-handed pitcher in the bullpen. On March 31, 2008, Wright made his major league debut against the San Diego Padres and pitched 1/3 of a scoreless inning. Wright collected his first major league win on April 4, 2008, against the Chicago Cubs after pitching 1/3 of a scoreless inning again. He collected his first major league save on July 29, 2008, against the Cincinnati Reds coming in during 9th inning with two outs, and recorded the final out of the game for the save.

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