Dewon Day

Amos Dewon Day (born September 29, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was then taken by the White Sox via the Rule 5 draft in 2005. He had two brief stints with the Chicago White Sox in 2007, sandwiched around a trip to the disabled list. Day appeared in 13 games over a two-month span in which he often struggled, posting an ERA of 11.25 and recording more walks than strikeouts.

Dewon Day
Day pitching for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2005
Relief pitcher
Born: (1980-09-29) September 29, 1980
Jackson, Mississippi
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 28, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 23, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0-1
Earned run average11.25
Strikeouts7
Teams

Day was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox after the 2008 season.[1] He was later claimed off waivers again, this time by the Tampa Bay Rays.[2] Day was released by the Rays organization. On July 3, 2009 Day was signed to a minor league contract by the Oakland Athletics on July 11.[3] In 2010, he signed to play for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League.

Day attended Southern University.

Personal

Dewon is currently living in New Jersey working as a Sales Representative for Nike Golf.

References
  1. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081017&content_id=3628083&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos
  2. http://www.draysbay.com/2009/1/9/715704/rays-claim-dewon-day
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2014-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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