Ronald Wade Wright (born January 21, 1976) is an American former

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player whose career spanned 11 seasons, from 1994 until 2004. During his career, spent entirely in the

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with the exception of one major league game, he was used almost exclusively as a

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. Wright played one game in

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(MLB), for the

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. Wright's one major league game was on April 14, 2002, which he started as the

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for Seattle against the Texas Rangers. In three plate appearances, Wright achieved the dubious distinction of

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(second inning), hitting into a

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(fourth inning), and hitting into a double play (sixth inning). He was replaced by Mark McLemore in the seventh inning; Seattle went on to win the game, 9–7. , Wright is the only player to serve as a designated hitter in his only MLB game. After retiring from professional baseball, Wright earned a degree in pharmacy at

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and returned to Utah to work as a pharmacist. He married Annica in 1997, with whom he has four children.

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