Jason Bartlett (baseball)
| Jason Bartlett | |||
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Bartlett with the San Diego Padres
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: October 30, 1979 Mountain View, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 3, 2004, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 6, 2014, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .270 | ||
| Home runs | 31 | ||
| Runs batted in | 286 | ||
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Jason Alan Bartlett (born October 30, 1979) is an American former professional baseball shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres.
Bartlett grew up in Lodi, California and attended in . Bartlett went to San Joaquin Delta College and the University of Oklahoma, where he played for the Oklahoma Sooners baseball team.
Bartlett was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 13th round (390th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. In July 2002, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Brian Buchanan after the Padres had drafted shortstop Khalil Greene in the first round.
Bartlett made his MLB debut on August 3, 2004. He recorded his first five-hit game in the Twins' 11-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on August 6, 2006. 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 were Jason Tyner, Luis Castillo, and Nick Punto.
In 2007, he led all major league shortstops in errors with 26. On November 28, 2007, the Twins traded Bartlett along with Matt Garza and Eduardo Morlan to the Tampa Bay Rays for Delmon Young, Jason Pridie, and Brendan Harris.
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