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In his young major league career, Bay has demonstrated well above average power to all fields. He has also shown good discipline at the plate — in 2005, he ranked in the top ten in the National League in walks — although he does also strike out more often than the average hitter. On the bases, although he is not exceptionally fast, Bay is a very effective basestealer; in 2005, until he was picked off in the last week of the season, he had tied the major league record for most steals in a season without getting caught (21). Defensively, Bay has become adept at handling the large outfield in Pittsburgh's PNC Park and is a dependable fielder. Through 2006, he has made only seven errors in 3702 innings in left field. For a left fielder, he has a below average throwing ability according to The Hardball Times.^[1][2] Overall, as attested by the accolades he has gathered in three full seasons, Bay has become one of the most respected players in the league. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ... In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is credited to a batter and against a pitcher when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. ... Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn strikes out swinging to Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz (not pictured). ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1988. ... Pickoff attempt on runner (in red) at first base A pickoff is an act by a pitcher, throwing a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder would tag out a baserunner who is either leading off or about to begin stealing the next base. ... The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. ... PNC Park is a baseball stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... In baseball, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance should have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder. ... An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ... The Hardball Times (abbreviated as THT) is a baseball web site that generates daily, original baseball commentary and analysis for regular baseball fans. ...

Baseball career

Bay was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 draft from Gonzaga University. He was later dealt to the New York Mets on March 24, 2002 for Lou Collier. The Mets dealt him to the San Diego Padres for Steve Reed at the 2002 trading deadline, and he later debuted with the Padres on May 23, 2003. Two days later he suffered a broken right wrist after a hit by pitch. Once healed, he was traded to the Pirates, along with Oliver Perez and Cory Stewart in August in exchange for Brian Giles. He finished the season with a .287 batting average, four home runs, and 14 runs batted in in 30 games. The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. ... Gonzaga University is a private Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Other nicknames The Amazin Mets, The Amazins, The Metropolitans Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league titles World Series titles... Score baseball card, 1997 Series #246 Louis Keith Collier (born August 21, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is an infielder/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 through 2004. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames Pads, Friars Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Steven Vincent Reed (born March 11, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles. ... In baseball, being hit by a pitch refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. ... Oliver Pérez Martinez (born August 15, 1981) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... Brian Stephen Giles (born January 21, 1971, in El Cajon, California) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the San Diego Padres (2003–present). ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... This article is about the baseball concept. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...

Bay began the 2004 season on the disabled list due to surgery during the offseason, and did not join the team until May. Despite missing the beginning of the season, he still produced the best offensive numbers of any National League rookie. He hit .282 in 120 games, leading all major league rookies in home runs (26) and RBI (82). He also led all NL rookies in slugging percentage (.550), extra base hits (54) and total bases (226). With his 26 home runs, Bay broke a Pirates rookies record of 23 set by Johnny Rizzo in 1936 and matched by Ralph Kiner in 1946. In baseball statistics, slugging average (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. ... In baseball, an extra base hit (EB, EBH or XBH) is a statistic credited to a batter for hitting a double, triple, or home run. ... In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i. ... Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current announcer. ...

In 2005, Bay was selected to his first Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a reserve outfielder. He was the only player on either roster not to appear in the game at all. Bay also appeared in the 2005 Century 21 Home Run Derby, representing Canada in the nationality-themed contest; he was eliminated in the first round after hitting no home runs. Bay finished the season with a .306 average, 32 home runs, and 101 RBI, leading the Pirates in every major hitting category. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the manager (the managers from the previous years... The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. ...

Through the 2006 season, Bay is a career .292 hitter with 97 home runs and 306 RBI in 471 games over three seasons. His current contract is a four-year deal (2006-2009) worth $18.25 million.

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Awards and honors

• Three-time NL Rookie of the Month (June, July and September, 2004)
• National League Rookie of the Year (2004)
• The Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year (2004)
• Tip O'Neill Award winner (2004 and 2005)
• National League All-Star (2005, 2006)
• Represented Canada at the World Baseball Classic
• May 2006 Player of the Month
• Represented Canada at the 2005 Home Run Derby

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Trivia

• Bay's sister, Lauren, is a professional softball player who pitched for Canada's team in the 2004 Olympics.
• Selected the NL rookie of the year by The Sporting News, Bay was the third Pittsburgh player honored with the award, after second baseman Johnny Ray (1982) and catcher Jason Kendall. Bay was also the first Canadian player to win the award.
• Bay enjoyed an exceptional May of the 2006 season, when he hit .321 with 12 home runs (a Pirate record for home runs in a month) and 35 runs batted in. From May 22 to May 28 he hit home runs in six consecutive games, two short of the major league record held by Dale Long, Don Mattingly, and Ken Griffey, Jr. He had actually hit 10 home runs in ten games, but he had failed to hit a home run in one of the games (and hit two the next day).
• Bay is good friends with Edmonton Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff, who is also from Trail, BC. Bay was seen wielding a hockey stick in the dugout at Chase Field in Arizona during the World Baseball Classic.
• Bay's walk up song is "Down with the Sickness", a heavy metal song by the band Disturbed.
• In the 2006 All-Star Game, Bay was the first Pirates player to start in an All-Star Game since Jason Kendall served as an injury substitution in 2000, and he's the first Pirate to be elected by the fans as a starter since Andy Van Slyke in 1993
• Bay competed in the 2005 Rick Hendrick Celebrity Golf Classic.
• Bay had his first daughter Addison on November 19, 2006.

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Career statistics

See also

• Players from Canada in MLB

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References

1. ^ http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/best-outfield-arms-of-2006/
2. ^ http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/more-guns-in-the-outfield-center-and-left-field/
3. ^ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_459791.html
4. ^ Jason Bay. ESPN.com (2007-06-28). Retrieved on 2007-06-28.

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External links

• MLB Profile
• Jason Bay at ESPN.com
• Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics