Jason Bay

Jason Bay
Left fielder
Born: (1978-09-20) September 20, 1978 (age 46) Trail, British Columbia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 23, 2003, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
July 26, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	222
Runs batted in	754
Teams
San Diego Padres (2003) Pittsburgh Pirates (2003–2008) Boston Red Sox (2008–2009) New York Mets (2010–2012) Seattle Mariners (2013)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2005, 2006, 2009) NL Rookie of the Year (2004) Silver Slugger Award (2009)

Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. Bay was the National League Rookie of the Year in 2004 and he won the Silver Slugger Award in 2009. He is a three-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Tip O'Neill Award winner as the best Canadian baseball player.^[1]

Bay debuted with the Padres on May 23, 2003, getting his first major league hit, a home run, in the ninth inning. Two days later, he suffered a broken right wrist after being hit by a pitch.

On August 26, 2003, Bay was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with Óliver Pérez and Cory Stewart in exchange for Brian Giles. He finished the season with a .287 batting average, four home runs, and 14 RBI in 30 games.

On July 31, 2008, Bay and a player to be named later (Josh Wilson)^[8] were traded to the Boston Red Sox in a three team deal that sent Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Andy LaRoche with Bryan Morris to the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Dodgers and Brandon Moss with Craig Hansen to the Pirates from the Red Sox.