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Ken Wright

ケン・ライト　/　けん・らいと

American baseball player

September 4, 1946 – January 21, 2017　・　Pensacola, Florida, United States

Florida
baseball player

My Take

Ken Wright is exactly the kind of ballplayer I never want to forget. A pitcher from Pensacola, Florida, signed by the Red Sox out of high school in 1964, plucked in the rule 5 draft, and given five Major League seasons with the Royals and Yankees. He was no headline star, but anyone who understands the game knows what it takes simply to stand on a big-league mound. I have a soft spot for these unsung craftsmen who poured sweat into every single pitch. He passed in 2017, and honoring workhorses like him feels important to me. That was a good baseball life.

Overview

Kenneth Warren Wright (September 4, 1946 – January 21, 2017) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1974 for the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. After attending Escambia High School he was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964, Wright was selected from Boston in the rule 5 draft by the Kansas City Royals.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ken Wright
Name (Japanese): ケン・ライト
Reading: けん・らいと
Born: September 4, 1946 – January 21, 2017
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Pensacola, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88

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