and a 5.74 ERA thereafter. On September 21, he filled in for a start against the Cubs. Though he hoped to last five or six innings, he only pitched two. He allowed one run in an eventual 8–5 victory. Wright appeared in 61 games, posting a 5–4 record and a 4.35 ERA. The Dodgers won the NL West, and Wright was part of the playoff roster, though he did not pitch at all as Los Angeles was eliminated by the Cardinals in four games in the NLDS. After the season, he became a free agent. End of career and statistics On February 14, 2015, Wright signed a minor league contract with the Rangers. However, he was released on March 31 when he was unable to make the roster during spring training. He sat out the rest of the season, then signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers on February 24, 2016. Unable to make the Dodgers Opening Day roster, he announced his retirement on March 28, 2016. Wright pitched for 19 seasons in the major leagues. Of his 719 appearances, 248 were starts. He had a 97–130 record, a 4.81 ERA, 1,189 strikeouts, 978 walks, and 2,168 hits allowed in innings. Although nearly 40 percent of his career was spent in the bullpen, Wright tied with Bert Blyleven for 17th all-time in most batters hit by pitches, with 155 each. After retiring, Wright worked for his agent for a few years before rejoining the Dodgers organization in 2020 as a special assistant. In 2021, Wright was hired as the pitching coach for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. Pitching style Wright was a sinkerballer, throwing the pitch at 90–93 mph with an average speed of approximately 92 mph. He also threw a cut fastball at 88–90 mph and an occasional four-seamer in the low 90s. His main breaking ball was a sharp curveball which travelled around 77–81 mph. Wright had a tendency to get ground ball outs. Prior to the 2011 season, he threw a changeup; he stopped throwing it in 2011 and 2012 but brought it back about nine percent of the time in 2013. He threw a slider through 2007, bringing it back in 2010. Once he joined the Mariners in 2010, pitching coach Rick Adair encouraged him to lower his hands to waist-level before starting to throw, which generated a faster arm action. "I've learned to be