Jermaine Dye

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Jermaine Terrell Dye

Bats	Throws
Right	Right
Height	Weight
6'4"	210 lb.
School
Cosumnes River College and Will C. Wood High School
Drafted	Debut
1993: 17th round^[1]
Born
January 28, 1974 in Oakland, CA, USA
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An example of how a player's fortunes can change, Jermaine Dye was a star with the Kansas City Royals, then disliked by many while with the Oakland Athletics because he didn't produce up to expectations, and then a star again with the Chicago White Sox.

Dye was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft. He broke into the majors as a 22-year-old rookie with the 1996 Braves and played in the 1996 World Series. He was traded before the 1997 season to the Royals, where he spent 4 1/2 seasons and became a star. He drove in 100+ runs for them twice (and also drove in more than 100 runs in 2001, when he was traded in mid-season). He struggled with lower production and injuries in his 3 1/2 seasons in Oakland. He became a free agent after the 2004 campaign, and during the off-season, he came to an oral understanding with the White Sox. He then received a higher offer from another team but chose to honor the deal he had struck with the Sox.

As the White Sox regular rightfielder in 2005, Dye hit .274 with 31 home runs but had an even greater impact as a hero of the 2005 World Series. He drove in the first Sox run in the Series and also drove in the team's last run, a game winning single in the 8th inning of Game 4 to give the club a sweep. He had his best major league season the next year, hitting .315 with 44 homers and 120 RBIs and finished fifth in the MVP voting. However, he fell off in 2007, hitting just .214 in the first half before rebounding a bit to finish the year with a .258 average and 28 home runs.