Daniel Wright

Daniel Paul Wright...On Twitt er: @D_Wright36...Attended Bartlett HS (TN) and was member of 2007 Tennessee state champion team...Pitched four years at Arkansas State University...Majored in Engineering...Led all Reds minor leaguers with 14 wins in 2014 and ranked second in the organizati on with 141 strikeouts...In November 2016, parti cipated in Hearts2Honduras trip along with other Major League and Minor League players, including Angels teammate Andrew Heaney to help build a new learning center and teach baseball in Honduras...Originally signed by Reds scout Joe Katuska.

2016

Began season with Double-A Pensacola and allowed just one run in 20 innings pitched (0.45 ER) across eight games (two starts) before being promoted to Triple-A Louisville...Tossed complete game three-hitt er for Bats May 16 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, allowing one unearned run and earned Internati onal League Pitcher of the Week honors...RailRiders lineup in that game featured four of Yankees Top 13 prospects, including Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge as well as MLB veteran Nick Swisher...Received fi rst big league promoti on May 24 and made Major League debut that day in start for Reds at Dodgers (L; 5.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 SO)...Pitched in four games for Cincinnati before being opti oned back to Louisville June 14...Claimed off waivers by Angels Sept. 4 and joined Major League roster...Made Angels debut Sept. 10 in start vs. Texas and did not factor in decision (5 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 SO)...Earned fi rst Major League win in fi nal appearance of year Sept. 30 vs. Houston (6 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 SO).