Jay Payton

Jay Payton
Jay Payton
	Payton with the Baltimore Orioles
	Outfielder
	Born: November 22, 1972; Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 1998, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 2010, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.279
Home runs	119
Runs batted in	522
Teams
	New York Mets (1998–2002); Colorado Rockies (2002–2003); San Diego Padres (2004); Boston Red Sox (2005); Oakland Athletics (2005–2006); Baltimore Orioles (2007–2008); Colorado Rockies (2010);

Jason Lee "Jay" Payton (born November 22, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the New York Mets (1998-2002), Colorado Rockies (2002-2003, 2010), San Diego Padres (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Oakland Athletics (2005-2006) and Baltimore Orioles (2007-2008). He batted and threw right-handed. Payton was an opposite-field hitter with some power. He had great speed as a runner, but did not steal many bases. Defensively, he was a solid outfielder with an above-average arm, and his quickness getting rid of the ball helped him hold baserunners on the base paths. He is currently serving as an in game analyst with ESPNU for college baseball.

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