HI G H S CH O O L S P ORTS PRESENTED BY LARRY LEEMASTER DDS
JAMEY WRIGHT, OKLAHOMA LEGEND Former Westmoore star coaching for the Dodgers
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amey Wright is an Oklahoma legend. After spending 19 years in the big leagues, the only Westmoore Jaguar baseball player in program history to play in the big leagues is back in Oklahoma and ready to take the next step in his post-playing career.
The Westmoore icon has taken on the role of pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers Triple A franchise in Oklahoma City. The move brings Wright closer to home, but, in many ways, it is like he never left. “It’s always been home,” Wright said of his return to Okla28 July 2021
homa. “We’re Oklahoma Sooners to the core. My wife went there, my sisters went there, my brother-in-law went there. We watch every football game every time we come home. “We’ve lived in a bunch of different places… we’re Oklahoma people and we never ever forgot where we come from.” Wright was named the Southwest Region Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at Westmoore. His prep career was so impressive, he was drafted in the first round by the Colorado Rockies straight out of high school in 1993. Wright pitched 19 years in the big leagues with 10 different teams.
