| Tampa Bay Rays — No. 8 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 30 1979 | |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 3, 2004 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007 season) |
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| AVG | .272 |
| OBP | .341 |
| SB | 39 |
| Teams | |
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Jason Alan Bartlett (born October 30, 1979, in Mountain View, California) is a Major League Baseball shortstop, currently on the active roster for the Tampa Bay Rays. Bartlett went to the University of Oklahoma. His MLB debut was August 3, 2004 for the Minnesota Twins. Bartlett recorded his first five-hit game in the Twins' 11-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on August 6, 2006. [1] Bartlett is one of four Twins players known for speed and small ball, nicknamed "The Piranhas" by Chicago White Sox manager, Ozzie Guillen. The Twins have embraced the term. The other Piranhas are 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.
