Born: (1978-02-24) February 24, 1978 (age 46) Chapin, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 6, 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
May 29, 2013, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.228
Home runs
31
Runs batted in
115
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2000, 2002)
Atlanta Braves (2004)
Cincinnati Reds (2006–2007)
Chicago White Sox (2008–2009)
Toronto Blue Jays (2010)
Florida Marlins (2011)
Toronto Blue Jays (2011)
New York Yankees (2012)
Chicago White Sox (2012–2013)
Larry DeWayne Wise (born February 24, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He graduated from Chapin High School in 1997 and was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, and New York Yankees. He is best known for robbing Gabe Kapler of a home run to preserve Mark Buehrle's perfect game in 2009.[2]
^"5th Round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^Zinser, Lynn (July 23, 2009). "White Sox' Buehrle Pitches Perfect Game". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
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