Jay Witasick | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Baltimore, Maryland |
August 28, 1972 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 7, 1996, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 26, 2007, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 32–41 | ||
Earned run average | 4.64 | ||
Strikeouts | 645 | ||
Teams | |||
Gerald Alphonse "Jay" Witasick, Jr. (/wᵻˈtɑːsᵻk/; born August 28, 1972) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1996-2007, primarily as a relief pitcher.
Witasick attended C. Milton Wright High School (Bel Air, Maryland) and Brevard Community College (Melbourne, Florida) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on July 7, 1996 as a member of the Oakland Athletics against the California Angels. During his career, Witasick was mainly used as a middle reliever and, in addition to the A's, he played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.