Jason Hart (baseball)
| Jason Hart | |||
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| Outfielder / First baseman | |||
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Born: September 5, 1977 Walnut Creek, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 18, 2002, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 2002, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .267 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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Jason Wyatt Hart (born September 5, 1977 in Walnut Creek, California) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who played for the Texas Rangers in 2002.
Standing at 6'4" and weighing 240 pounds, Hart attended Fair Grove High School and then Southwest Missouri State University before playing professional baseball.
Hart was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 20th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft; however, he did not sign. After being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the fifth round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft, he did sign. He was a 2nd-team college All-American and a Missouri Valley Conference All-Star in 1998.
He began his professional career in 1998 with the Southern Oregon Timberjacks, hitting .258 with 20 home runs and 69 RBI with them. He led or tied for the Northwest League lead in games played, home runs and RBI. He earned a trip to the All-Star game and the Northwest League MVP Award that season.
Playing for the Modesto A's in 1999, Hart hit .305 with 19 home runs, 48 doubles and 123 RBI in 550 at-bats. Once again, he topped his league (the California League) in multiple categories, those being: at-bats, doubles and RBI.
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