Mike Wright Jr.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 240lb (198cm, 108kg)

Born: January 3, 1990 in Bennettsville, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Carolina University (Greenville, NC).

High School: Whiteville HS (Whiteville, NC)

School: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)

Debut: May 17, 2015 (Age 25-134d, 20,876th in major league history)
vs. LAA 7.1 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2022 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2022): 3.057 • Arb Eligible: 2022 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Dennis Michael Wright

Nicknames: Bird

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

ERA

5.97

123

276.0

219

WHIP

1.562

2022 Spring Training

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2011	21	BAL-min	A-,A,Rk	3	2	.600	5.72	12	8	0	0	0	0	45.2	50	31	29	6	10	0	42	3	0	6	195			1.314	9.9	1.2	2.0	8.3	4.20	ADN,DEL,OLS NYPL,SALL,GULF
2012	22	BAL-min	AA,A+	10	5	.667	4.06	20	20	0	0	0	0	108.2	118	54	49	10	22	0	80	4	0	6	453			1.288	9.8	0.8	1.8	6.6	3.64	BOW,FDK EL,CARL
2013	23	BAL-min	AA,AAA	11	3	.786	3.11	27	27	0	0	0	0	150.1	158	65	52	9	39	1	138	10	1	9	651			1.310	9.5	0.5	2.3	8.3	3.54	BOW,NFK EL,IL
2014	24	BAL-min	AAA	5	11	.313	4.61	26	26	0	0	0	0	142.2	159	87	73	10	41	2	103	5	0	3	622			1.402	10.0	0.6	2.6	6.5	2.51	NFK IL
2015	25	BAL-min	AAA	9	1	.900	2.22	15	14	0	0	0	0	81.0	59	21	20	4	25	0	63	3	0	4	315			1.037	6.6	0.4	2.8	7.0	2.52	NFK IL
2015	25	BAL	AL	3	5	.375	6.04	12	9	0	0	0	0	44.2	52	30	30	9	18	3	26	5	0	2	204	68	6.13	1.567	10.5	1.8	3.6	5.2	1.44
2016	26	BAL-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.07	13	13	0	0	0	0	76.1	72	30	26	8	14	0	48	1	0	2	306			1.127	8.5	0.9	1.7	5.7	3.43	NFK IL
2016	26	BAL	AL	3	4	.429	5.79	18	12	5	0	0	0	74.2	81	53	48	12	26	0	50	9	0	2	328	75	5.30	1.433	9.8	1.4	3.1	6.0	1.92
2017	27	BAL-min	AAA,Rk	5	7	.417	3.92	19	17	0	1	0	0	87.1	89	45	38	6	26	0	78	5	0	1	377			1.317	9.2	0.6	2.7	8.0	3.00	NFK,OLS IL,GULF
2017	27	BAL	AL	0	0		5.76	13	0	4	0	0	0	25.0	26	16	16	5	7	0	28	3	0	1	109	76	4.72	1.320	9.4	1.8	2.5	10.1	4.00
2018	28	BAL	AL	4	2	.667	5.55	48	2	16	0	0	0	84.1	101	55	52	12	36	1	74	7	0	4	388	77	4.78	1.625	10.8	1.3	3.8	7.9	2.06
2019	29	SEA-min	AAA	2	5	.286	5.28	15	12	0	0	0	0	58.0	61	35	34	4	17	0	56	2	0	2	251			1.345	9.5	0.6	2.6	8.7	3.29	TAC PCL
2019	29	TOT	AL	0	1	.000	7.98	19	0	9	0	0	1	29.1	44	30	26	6	12	1	30	2	0	2	147	58	5.26	1.909	13.5	1.8	3.7	9.2	2.50
2019	29	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	9.45	10	0	4	0	0	1	13.1	20	14	14	5	7	0	14	1	0	1	66	51	7.79	2.025	13.5	3.4	4.7	9.5	2.00
2019	29	SEA	AL	0	0		6.75	9	0	5	0	0	0	16.0	24	16	12	1	5	1	16	1	0	1	81	66	3.15	1.813	13.5	0.6	2.8	9.0	3.20

2021	31	CHW-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.40	16	16	0	0	0	0	95.1	71	38	36	11	29	0	90	8	0	3	392			1.049	6.7	1.0	2.7	8.5	3.10	CHR AAAE
2021	31	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	5.50	13	0	5	0	0	0	18.0	17	12	11	1	11	0	11	2	0	2	81	80	4.84	1.556	8.5	0.5	5.5	5.5	1.00
2022	32	LAD-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.62	8	5	1	0	0	0	25.1	29	15	13	1	15	0	21	0	0	1	117			1.737	10.3	0.4	5.3	7.5	1.40	OKC PCL
6 Yrs				10	13	.435	5.97	123	23	39	0	0	1	276.0	321	196	183	45	110	5	219	28	0	13	1257	72	5.19	1.562	10.5	1.5	3.6	7.1	1.99
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.435	5.97	57	11	18	0	0	0	129	150	91	85	21	51	2	102	13	0	6	585	72	5.19	1.562	10.5	1.5	3.6	7.1	1.99

BAL (5 yrs)				10	12	.455	5.95	101	23	29	0	0	1	242.0	280	168	160	43	94	4	192	25	0	10	1095	72	5.35	1.545	10.4	1.6	3.5	7.1	2.04
SEA (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	9	0	5	0	0	0	16.0	24	16	12	1	5	1	16	1	0	1	81	66	3.15	1.813	13.5	0.6	2.8	9.0	3.20
CHW (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.50	13	0	5	0	0	0	18.0	17	12	11	1	11	0	11	2	0	2	81	80	4.84	1.556	8.5	0.5	5.5	5.5	1.00

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