Flying Tigers Outfielder Chad Wright Selected As Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner

FLYING TIGERS OUTFIELDER CHAD WRIGHT SELECTED AS RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNER

 

Lakeland, FL - Minor League Baseball™ and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., today announced that Flying Tigers outfielder Chad Wight was among the nine Minor League Baseball players who have been chosen as recipients of a 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® for defensive excellence at their positions. The honorees were selected among qualifying players from the 10 domestic-based, full-season Minor Leagues. They will each receive their own Rawlings Gold Glove Award, modeled after the iconic award given to Major League Baseball's top defensive players, during the 2015 season.

Wright put up a .990 fielding percentage over 102 games as the left fielder for the Flying Tigers. He had 191 put outs with nine assists and turned three double plays. Wright was a steady offensive contributor as well batting .249 with 114 hits, 19 doubles, 62 runs scored while driving in 35. Wright was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round of the June 2011 draft. He attended the University of Kentucky and earned Second-Team All-SEC honors as a junior. This was his fourth professional season.

"Congratulations to the nine outstanding Minor League Baseball players who deservedly won the 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award," said Mike Thompson, executive vice president and general manager of baseball for St. Louis-based Rawlings. "Minor League Baseball is and will always continue to be a great partner of Rawlings, and we knew the Rawlings Gold Glove Award would be a popular goal for many young players when we decided to rekindle this award platform in 2011." 

"Each year, it is a privilege to join in the announcement of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and help recognize the top defensive players in Minor League Baseball," said Pat O'Conner, President & CEO of Minor League Baseball. "All nine of these players displayed extraordinary skills at their positions this season, and on behalf of Minor League Baseball, I congratulate them on this outstanding accomplishment."

The Flying Tigers are a Class A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. For more information please visit the Flying Tigers online at www.LakelandFlyingTigers.com or call (863) 686-8075.

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