- Jason Bartlett (baseball)
Infobox MLB player
name=Jason Bartlett
width=250
position=Shortstop
team=Tampa Bay Rays
number=8
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|10|30
debutdate=August 3
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
statyear=October 1, 2008
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.275
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=11
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=129
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|2004-by|2007)
*Tampa Bay Rays (by|2008-present)Jason Alan Bartlett (born
October 30 ,1979 , in Mountain View,California ) is aMajor League Baseball shortstop who is currently playing baseball for theTampa Bay Rays . Bartlett went to the University of Oklahoma. His MLB debut wasAugust 3 , by|2004 for theMinnesota Twins .Bartlett recorded his first five-hit game in the Twins' 11-5 victory over the
Kansas City Royals onAugust 6 ,2006 . [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=ApD.ADIDWzwqzviQwMifnkg5nYcB?gid=260806107 Yahoo! Sports Recap] ]When on the Twins, Bartlett was one of four players known for speed and small ball, nicknamed "The Piranhas" by
Chicago White Sox manager,Ozzie Guillén . The Twins embraced the term during the 2006 season. The other Piranhas wereJason Tyner , Luis Castillo, andNick Punto .In 2007 he led all major league shortstops in errors, with 26.
On
November 28 ,2007 , the Twins traded Bartlett along withMatt Garza andEduardo Morlan to theTampa Bay Rays forDelmon Young ,Jason Pridie , andBrendan Harris .Bartlett and wife Kelly had a son, Jayden Anthony Bartlett, on
June 25 ,2008 .On
August 3 ,2008 , Bartlett's fingernail cracked open when he attempted to bunt againstFernando Rodney . He was replaced byShawn Riggans who was hit in the chest on the first pitch.References
External links
* [http://www.publicradio.org/columns/minnesota/baseball/archive/2006/08/jason_bartlett.php Jason Bartlett: The Missing Ingredient (Minnesota Public Radio)]
* [http://z.lee28.tripod.com/sbnscoverstories/id44.html Simply-Baseball-Notebook.com: Bartlett seizes the moment] .
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