Jermaine Terrell Dye (born January 28, 1974 in Vacaville, California) is a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. Dye has also played with the Atlanta Braves (1996), Kansas City Royals (1997-2001), and Oakland Athletics (2001-04), before joining the White Sox prior to the 2005 season. He bats and throws right-handed.

Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California, and was selected by Atlanta in the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft. He went to high school at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville.

After a breakout 1999 season with the Kansas City Royals, Dye looked like an emerging superstar. He made the American League All-Star team in 2000. Dye was traded to the Oakland Athletics in the 2001 midseason.

Dye played extremely well for Oakland after the trade, posting a .913 OPS, significantly better than his numbers with Kansas City that same year (.749 OPS). His performance was critical in helping Oakland clinch the division. However, in game 4 of the 2001 American League Division Series, Dye suffered a dramatic and bizarre injury when he fouled a ball off his leg, shattering his fibia. This, coupled with the previous game's tough 1-0 loss that featured a legendary Derek Jeter backhand to retire Jeremy Giambi at home plate, proved more than Oakland could handle, and their 2-0 series lead culminated in a 3-2 defeat to the Yankees.

Dye struggled to return to form after the injury, performing unevenly for the next three seasons. His Oakland contract expired at the end of the 2004 season, and Dye was signed by the Chicago White Sox to a two-year, $10.15 million contract with an option for 2007.^*

His 2005 campaign was his best in five seasons, and his 145 games played were the most he had played since his leg injury. In fact, he stole a career high 11 bases, in keeping with manager Ozzie Guillen's stolen base-intensive managerial style. His 31 homeruns and .512 slugging percentage were his best since his days in Kansas City, and offered formidable protection to Paul Konerko.

Ultimately, Dye was named MVP of the 2005 World Series. During the Series he batted .438, with one home run and three RBIs. His RBI single off Houston Astros closer Brad Lidge gave the Chicago White Sox a 1-0 Game 4 victory, completing the Series sweep.

In 2006, Dye made it to his second All-Star game after an outstanding first half, in which he hit .318 with 25 homeruns and a .646 slugging percentage, virtually ensuring the finest campaign of his career.

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