Terrell Wade

Biography

Hawatha Terrell Wade (born January 25, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. Wade attended Hillcrest High School in Dalzell, South Carolina where he was teammates on the school's basketball team with Ray Allen. Wade played only one season of high school baseball team on a dare. After graduating in 1991, Wade worked a day job as a bricklayer. In the summer of 1991, he impressed Atlanta Braves scouts during a tryout and was signed to an amateur free agent contract. Wade earned a World Series ring by pitching in three games in 1995, a total of four innings. His best season as a major leaguer was 1996 in which he pitched in 44 games, going 5–0 with an earned run average of 2.97. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the expansion franchise draft following the 1997 season (November 18, 1997; 60th overall).

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