James Richard Wright (born November 22, 1958) is a former

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

. He pitched parts of five seasons in

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(MLB). Wright made his MLB debut for the

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on July 28, 1982. In August 1983, the Dodgers traded Wright and Dave Stewart to the Texas Rangers for

Rick Honeycutt Frederick Wayne Honeycutt (born June 29, 1954) is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years, from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season ...

. Wright pitched for the Rangers through 1986.

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