Steven Wright (baseball)
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Wright with the Boston Red Sox
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| Boston Red Sox – No. 35 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: August 30, 1984 Torrance, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 23, 2013, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 22, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 21-13 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.90 | ||
| Strikeouts | 220 | ||
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Steven Richard Wright (born August 30, 1984), is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball known to be the only active knuckleball user along with R.A. Dickey.
Born in Torrance, California, Wright attended Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, California and the University of Hawaii before being drafted by the Cleveland Indians. While at Hawaii, Wright was named a second team All-American as a junior in 2006. He had an 11–2 record with a 2.30 ERA in 110 innings. In 2005, he won a Cape Cod Baseball League championship with the Orleans Cardinals under first-year manager Kelly Nicholson.
From 2007 to 2012, Wright played minor league baseball with the Lake County Captains, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, and Columbus Clippers, all affiliates of the Cleveland Indians. With the 2008 Akron Aeros, he pitched a career-high 75 1⁄3 innings.
Wright has a 90-mph fastball, but he turned to the knuckleball as his primary pitch in the 2011 season as a collective decision among Wright and the Indians.
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