Jermaine Dye

He attended Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California, and Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. He was selected by Atlanta in the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Dye made his Major League debut with the Braves, hitting a home run in his first Major League at-bat. He was traded to the Royals during the 1997 offseason in a package that brought Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart to Atlanta.\n', ' He was traded to Kansas City on March 27, 1997. In 1999 Dye played in 158 games for the Royals, hitting 26 home runs. He was one of the more well-liked Royals at that time, with fans frequently chanting "Dye-no-mite" after he came up to bat. The next year he made the American League All-Star team. In 2001 Dye was traded to Oakland as part of a three-way deal in which the Royals received Neifi Pérez.\n', ' Jermaine wore jersey number 24, which would later be retired for Rickey Henderson. He batted .252 while with the A\'s. In October 2001, during the ALDS, Dye broke his leg when he fouled a ball off of his left knee.\n', '