Bio

Jermaine Dye attended Cosumnes River College (CRC) in 1992-1993. He came to CRC to pitch for then Coach Rod Beilby. He was initially drafted out of high school but wanted to try college ball. Although he only played one season at CRC, he left an impressive mark on the baseball program, the conference, and the community college baseball.

Instead of a pitcher, Coach Beilby saw in Jermaine a hitter,, and the rest is history. At CRC, he finished his freshman year leading the team in slugging percentage (.744), on base percentage (48), hitting percentage (.397) and doubles (13). As an outfield, he had nine assists and was second on the team in runs scored (29). In conference play, Jermaine led the team in runs scored (24), hits (37) and doubles (9). He was named Bay Valley Conference Most Valuable Playerr for the 1993 season.

Jermaine was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round in 1993. He played two and a half years in the minors for the Braves and was named Most Valuable Playerr in both AA and AAA ball. He made his major league debut on May 17, 1996, and hit a home run in his first attbat against the Cincinnati Reds. He played one more year for the Braves and made it to the World Series.

Jermaine was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1997 and played four years for the Royals. In 2000, he was named to the American League All-Star Team, won the Golden Glove, and batted a career high .321 that season. He played with the Oakland AAs from 2001-2004 and then with the Chicago White Sox. In 2005 as a White Sox, Jermaine became a World Series Champion and named the World Series Most Valuable Playerr after batting .438 with a home run and three RBIIs in four games. In 2006, he hit a career high 44 home runs, made his second All Star Game appearance, and earned his first Silver Slugger Award.. In 2009, Jermaine hit 27 home runs making five consecutive seasons with at least 25 home runs.

When inducted into the CRC Hall of Fame in 2010, Jermaine stated that Being inducted into the CRC Hall of Fame is one of the top three awards that I have received. Yes, I played in the World Series and have been a World Series Champion and MVP, but CRC is where it started for me. I played baseball in high school, but CRC is where I learned how and what it would take to play professional baseball. I learned what would be expected of me, and how hard I would have to work to make it!!