Jason Bay News
Jason Bay has not had any headaches since Tuesday August 24th and has been cleared to begin his rehabilitation. Bay got the call at home from trainer Ray Ramirez on August 27th, giving him the green light to begin riding a stationary bike, but Bay still doesn't have the go-ahead to resume baseball activities. Jason is unsure if he will be able to return this season.
Jason was diagnosed with a mild concussion and was placed on the 15-day disabled list July 30th. Bay hurt himself when he crashed into the wall July 23rd, while making amazin' catch up against the fence at Dodger Stadium. If anyone doubted Bay's commitment and defensive abilities before, they won't anymore.
Jason has shown a lot of heart and hustle this season for the Mets, along with great defense. He has also been a good team player, while also keeping a calm approach to the game. Bay has quietly given the Mets stability in the clubhouse, which the Mets needed, in order to forget about the last few late season collapses.
Bay had his first four-RBI game with the Mets on July 4th, he had a two-run triple in the first inning that nearly cleared the right field fence and a two-run single in the fourth. Both hits came with two outs.
Jason belted his 5th & 6th home run of the season against the Marlins on June 28th, a solo shot and 2-run smash, both to right field.
Bay collected his 1,000th career hit, a triple, against the Minnesota Twins on June 27th. Bay is now the 10th Canadian-born player in major league history to reach that milestone.
Jason Bay's Biography
Jason Bay was born September 20th, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada and is a Canadian-American Major League Baseball outfielder. He has previously played for the San Diego Padres, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox and now plays for the New York Mets.
Bay experienced success as a player very early, playing on a Trail team that reached the 1990 Little League World Series. In 1999 he played for the Chatham Athletics in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Bay was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft from Gonzaga University and was assigned to the Expos Short-Season A team in Burlington, Vermont (The Vermont Expos). In 2001, Bay was assigned to the Expos High Single-A team in Jupiter. He began the year slowly, and in May he was moved to Clinton of the Midwest League. Bay reached base in his first 26 games, then went on to hit .362 and win the league batting title. In all, he batted .315 with 14 homers and 75 RBIs on the year.
Bay was dealt to the New York Mets on March 24th, 2002, for Lou Collier. The Mets dealt him to the San Diego Padres for Jason Middlebrook at the 2002 trading deadline. He debuted with the Padres on May 23rd, 2003, getting his first major league hit, a home run, in the 9th inning.
On August 26th, 2003, Bay was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with Óliver Pérez and Cory Stewart in August in exchange for Brian Giles. He finished the season with a .287 batting average, four home runs, and 14 RBI in 30 games.
Bay was Selected the 2004 NL rookie of the year by The Sporting News, Bay was the third Pittsburgh player honored with the award, after second baseman Johnny Ray (1982) and catcher Jason Kendall. Bay was also the first Canadian player to win the award.
On July 31st, 2008, Bay and a player to be named later Josh Wilson 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.
After a clutch first half start in 2009, including an All Star selection, Bay went on to lead the Red Sox with a career high 36 home runs and 119 RBIs during the regular season and also won the Silver Slugger Award. Early in the season he had a streak of 11 home runs with men on base, tying the team record and falling one
shy of the major league mark.
Jason singed a 4 year contract with the New York Mets in the 2009 offseason. Bay was a free agent and was also coveted by the Red Sox, but the Mets wanted Bay more.
Bay received his 2009 Tip O'Neill Award before the Mets' game against the Cubs on April 20th. The award is named after Woodstock, Ontario, native James "Tip" O'Neill, who was one of baseball's first legitimate stars with the St. Louis Browns.
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