Jermaine Dye
- Atlanta Braves (1996 )
- Kansas City Royals (1997-2001)
- Oakland Athletics (2001-2004)
- Chicago White Sox (2005-2009)
- Silver Slugger Award ( 2006)
- Gold Glove Award ( 2000)
- 2 × All-Star (2000, 2006)
- World Series MVP (2005)
- World Series (2005)
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. Previously, Dye has played for the Atlanta Braves (1996 ), the Kansas City Royals (1997-2001 ) and the Oakland Athletics ( 2001-04 ). On 31 March 2011 he announced his resignation.
Dye is married and lives with his wife Trisha and three children in Arizona.
Career
Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento (California ) and was pulled in the 17th round of the 1993 Amateur Draft. He attended Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dyes career in Major League began in 1996 with the Atlanta Braves. There, already in his first at bat, he had a homerun. He had a large share in winning the championship of the National League and participated with the Braves in 1996 at the World Series.
On 27 March 1997 Dye was traded to the Kansas City Royals. In the 1999 season, Dye reach 26 home runs in 158 games for the Royals. At this time, Dye was a crowd favorite in Kansas, who was cheered on by his at-bats of the fans with "Dye -no- mite" chants. 2000 took part in the Dye first All-Star Game.
On 25 July 2001 Dye was traded to the Oakland Athletics, where he was involved with a .913 OPS instrumental in winning the Wild Card. During Game 4 of the American League Division Series Dyes own foul ball bounced against his leg and broke his leg. In the following three seasons Dye missed a total of 123 games, due to the recurring problems due to his severe injury. Before the 2005 season, Dye signed a two -year contract with the Chicago White Sox, with an option for another year and an income of 10.15 million U.S. $.
In the 2005 season, Dye came to 145 inserts, hit 31 homers and stole 11 bases. Dye was part of the champion team the White Sox 2005 World Series win was the 88 years after the third time. Following the 4-0 series against the Houston Astros Dye was elected MVP of the World Series. The decisive ball to win the series began after Paul Konerko 's throw from Juan Uribe.
2006 Dye managed it for the second time to the All- Star Game after he had already achieved in the first half of the season 25 home runs with a batting average of .318. The season should be to the best of his career so far. He finished the season as the second best league in home runs (44 ), fifth in RBIs (120) and twelfth in the batting average with .315.
Jermaine Dye was one of more than 50 hitters who played on Mother's Day 2006 with a pink bat to support the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
On 30 October 2006, the White Sox attracted 6.75 million U.S. dollars 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)
Awards and achievements
- Two participations in the All-Star Game: 2000, 2006
- Gold Glove Award: 2000
- World Series MVP: 2005
- World Series Champion: 2005
- Silver Slugger Award ( 2006)