Jermaine Dye

Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Dye in the White Sox uniform
Right fielder
Born: January 28, 1974 Vacaville United States
Beats: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
May 17,  1996  with the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB assignment
October 4,  2009  at the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics (through October 2009)
Batting average	, 274
Home runs	325
Runs batted in	1,072
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1996) Kansas City Royals (1997-2001) Oakland Athletics (2001-2004) Chicago White Sox (2005-2009)
Awards
Silver Slugger Award (2006) Gold Glove Award (2000) 2 × All-Star (2000, 2006) World Series MVP (2005) World Series ( 2005 )
Last update: October 4th, 2012

Jermaine Terrell Dye (born January 28, 1974 in Vacaville , California ) is a professional American baseball player in Major League Baseball . He plays as a right fielder for the Chicago White Sox . Dye previously played for the Atlanta Braves (1996), the Kansas City Royals (1997-2001) and the Oakland Athletics (2001-04). On March 31, 2011, he announced his resignation.

Dye is married and lives in Arizona with his wife Trisha and three children .

Career

Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California and was drawn in the 17th round of the 1993 Amateur Draft . He attended Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye's major league career began in 1996 with the Atlanta Braves . There he managed a home run with his first at bat . He had a large share of the profits of the championship of the National League and took with the Braves in 1996 at the World Series in part.

On March 27, 1997, Dye was traded to the Kansas City Royals . In the 1999 season, Dye made 26 home runs in 158 games for the Royals. At that time, Dye was a crowd-pleaser in Kansas, cheered on by fans with “Dye-no-mite” chants at his at-bats. In 2000, Dye first took part in the All-Star Game .

On July 25, 2001, Dye was traded to the Oakland Athletics , where he was instrumental in winning the wild card with a .913 OPS . During Game 4 of the American League Division Series , Dye's own foul hit his leg and broke his calf . In the following three seasons, Dye missed a total of 123 games due to the recurring problems caused by his serious injury. Prior to the 2005 season, Dye signed a two-year contract with the Chicago White Sox , with an option for an additional year and earnings of $ 10.15 million.

Jermaine Dye (left) and Paul Konerko present George W. Bush with a White Sox jersey.

In the 2005 season , Dye made 145 appearances, hit 31 home runs and stole 11 bases. Dye was part of the 2005 White Sox championship team , which won the World Series for the third time in 88 years . Following the 4–0 series against the Houston Astros , Dye was selected as the MVP of the World Series . Paul Konerko caught the decisive ball for victory in the series after Juan Uribe's throw .

In 2006 , Dye made it to the All-Star Game for the second time after making 25 home runs in the first half of the season with a batting average of .318. The season should be the best of his career so far. He finished the season as the second best in the league in the home runs (44), fifth in the RBIs (120) and twelfth in the batting average with .315.

Jermaine Dye was one of 50+ hitters who played with a pink bat on Mother's Day 2006 to support the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure .

On October 30, 2006, the White Sox withdrew the $ 6.75 million option to secure Dyes' services for the 2007 season. In 2007, Dye signed for two more seasons with the White Sox.

Stations

• Atlanta Braves (1996)
• Kansas City Royals (1997-2001)
• Oakland Athletics (2001-2004)
• Chicago White Sox (since 2005)

Achievements and Awards

• Two appearances in the All-Star Game : 2000, 2006
• Gold Glove Award : 2000
• World Series MVP : 2005
• World Series Champion: 2005
• Silver Slugger Award : (2006)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Unsigned Jermaine Dye opts for retirement. NBSSports.com, accessed October 4, 2012 . 

Web links

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