Jermaine Dye
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Jermaine Trevell Dye (born January 28, 1974) is an American professional baseball right fielder.
Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport athlete at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville.
Dye played for Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he appeared as a right fielder on a team that advanced to the playoffs.
Dye was a member of the Atlanta Braves (1996–2001), Kansas City Royals (1997–2001), Oakland Athletics (1997–2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2005–2009).
In 2005, he was named World Series MVP for the White Sox.
Dye batted and threw right-handed, and he was known for his ability to strike for control and his quick throwing arm.
Dye announced his resignation on March 31, 2011.
Professional career
In the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft, he was selected by Atlanta in the 17th round. Dye made his Major League debut with the Braves, winning a home run in his first Major League at-bat. In a deal that brought Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart to Atlanta, he was traded to the Royals during the 1997 offseason.
On March 27, 1997, he was transferred to Kansas City. Dye played in 158 games for the Royals in 1999, scoring 26 home runs. At the time, he was one of the more popular Royals, with fans shouting "Dye-mite" after he came up to bat. He made the All-Star team for the first time this year. Dye was traded to Oakland in 2001 as part of a three-way contract in which the Royals acquired Neifi Pérez.
Jermaine wore jersey number 24, which would later be retired for Rickey Henderson. With the A's, he batted.252 for the first time. Dye broke his leg when he fouled a ball off of his left knee during the ALDS in October 2001.
Dye was signed by the Chicago White Sox to a two-year, $10.15 million free agent contract with an option for 2007. [1] Archived 2006-10-31 at the Wayback Machine.
In 2005, he played 145 games, the most since his injury, with one at first base and shortstop. In regular season play, he batted.274 with 31 home runs, slugged.512, and stole 11 bases, and was named World Series MVP with a single home run and three RBIs. In Chicago's 1-0 Game 4 victory, Brad Lidge, a Houston Astros closer, scored the deciding run, clinching the Series sweep.
2006 was his best offensive season in the league, third in slugging at.622, third in batting.315, and fifth in AL Most Valuable Player polls. Dye was one of more than 50 hitters to support the Breast Cancer Foundation on Mother's Day on May 14th. Dye was selected to the American League All-Star Team for the second time in his career after a brutal first half in which he batted.318, hit 25 home runs and slugged.646. Dye was named a Silver Slugger for his offensive appearance.
The White Sox played their $6.75 million option for Dye's 2007 season on October 30, 2006.
Dye, as well as several other Chicago hitters, had a rough start to 2007, starting with a chilly June in which he batted only.203 with one home run in the first half of the season. He turned his game around in the second half, batting.298 and knocking out 20 doubles and 16 home runs, finishing with a batting line of.317/.486. In August, he had been committed to a two-year contract extension.
He returned to form for the division champion White Sox in 2008, finishing second in the American League with 77 extra-base hits and batting.292 with 34 home runs. In Final Vote balloting for the last spot on the American League All-Star roster, Dye came in second second second to Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria.
Dye had the opposite effect in the season's first and second halves. He hit.302 with 20 home runs and 55 RBIs before the All-Star break, but then he hit.179 with 7 home runs. Dye's $12 million mutual option was purchased out for $950,000 on November 6, 2009, making him a free agent.
Dye announced his resignation on March 31, 2011.
Career statistics
Dye batted.270 (44-for-163) in the postseason, covering 44 games, with 16 runs, 9 doubles, 5 home runs, 17 RBI, and 12 walks.