Ottawa Titans re-sign A.J. Wright

The Ottawa Titans have re-signed infielder A.J. Wright. Photo: Ottawa Titans

November 16, 2023

Official Ottawa Titans News Release

Ottawa, Ont. - The Ottawa Titans have announced the re-signing of infielder AJ Wright for the upcoming 2024 Frontier League season.

Wright, 27, returns to the nation’s capital for his third season and fourth professional campaign in 2024. Playing in all 96 contests a year ago, Wright notched 101 hits, maintaining an average of .285 with a career-high 14 homers, and 57 RBIs. For the second straight season, Wright ranked atop the squad in walks, drawing 56. Wright hit safely in 15 straight games from August 16 to September 1 and in 24 of the team’s final 27 contests of the season.

Through two seasons in Ottawa, he is a .281 hitter with 26 home runs and 111 RBIs in 184 games.

Receiving an All-Star nod during the 2022 campaign, Wright hit .277 with 12 homers and 54 RBIs in 88 games during his first full professional season. The 5-foot-10 infielder led the club during its postseason run, going 5-for-14 (.357 batting average) at the dish with two doubles, a home run, and four RBIs.

The Cherry Hill, N.J., product started his professional career in the Empire League in 2021, winning a Silver Slugger Award. He then joined the Missoula PaddleHeads of the Pioneer League late in the season, appearing in 12 games hitting .375 with two home runs, and six RBIs, on route to a league championship.

During Missoula’s championship run, Wright went 3-for-3 with a triple, two homers, and a career-high seven RBIs in a winner-take-all third game in Boise.

Prior to professional baseball, Wright attended the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (Baltimore, Md.), where he spent four seasons hitting a career .273 in 193 games from 2016 to 2019.

The Ottawa Titans open the 2024 season on Friday, May 10 against New England. The Titans’ home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 versus the Tri-City ValleyCats at Ottawa Stadium.