Jason Phillips (catcher)
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Phillips with the Toronto Blue Jays
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 63 | |||
| Catcher / First baseman / Bullpen catcher | |||
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Born: September 27, 1976 La Mesa, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 19, 2001, for the New York Mets | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 18, 2007, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 30 | ||
| Runs batted in | 168 | ||
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Jason Lloyd Phillips (born September 27, 1976) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who now serves as bullpen catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. During his playing career, Phillips was also a member of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, and has worked as the bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners
Jason made his major league debut with the New York Mets on September 19, 2001. In 2003, Phillips was tried out at first base and was also a backup catcher to Mike Piazza. That season he broke out, batting .298 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI. In 2004, his offensive numbers dropped sharply, but through the entire season he only made one error. On March 20, 2005, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii. His offensive production improved slightly, and he recorded a career high in starts and games as a backstop.
On January 3, 2006, Phillips signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. He also received an invitation to spring training where he and Guillermo Quiróz were slated to compete for the backup catching job behind incumbent starter Gregg Zaun. However, with the signing of Bengie Molina, it seemed unlikely that either of them would get the backup spot. Quiroz was later claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners, and Phillips started the season with the team after Zaun was put on the disabled list. A few days into the regular season, Phillips was designated for assignment on April 7, a day before Zaun came off the disabled list. On April 12, Phillips was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse. After Shea Hillenbrand was traded in July 2006 to the San Francisco Giants, Phillips was recalled to fill the void in the roster. He was soon outrighted again to Syracuse for Francisco Rosario.
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