Jermaine Dye Baseball player

Jermaine Trevell Dye (born January 28, 1974) is a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he played as a right fielder on a team that reached the playoffs. Dye played with the Atlanta Braves (1996), Kansas City Royals (1997–2001), Oakland Athletics (2001–2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2005–2009). Dye won the World Series MVP with the White Sox in 2005. Dye batted and threw right-handed and, in his prime, was known for his ability to hit for power and his powerful throwing arm. Dye announced his retirement on March 31, 2011.

Personal facts

Jermaine Dye
Birth dateJanuary 28, 1974
Birth place
Oakland California

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Baseball player

Career startMay 18, 1996
Career endOctober 04, 2009
Awards
Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Silver Slugger Award
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
World Series
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
position
Right fielder
teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
throwing sideRight

Jermaine Dye on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://kffl.com/player/5456/mlb
  2. http://www.komen.org
  3. http://www.royalsreview.com/2008/8/8/589522/the-100-greatest-royals-of