John Jaso Notable

b. September 19, 1983 · Tampa Bay Rays 2008, 2010–2011, 2015, Seattle Mariners 2012, Oakland Athletics 2013–2014, Pittsburgh Pirates 2016–2017

John Jaso played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017.

Across 808 games he batted .258, with 573 hits and 295 runs. He finished with 55 home runs, 143 doubles and 16 stolen bases.

He played 326 games behind the plate, with 1,971 putouts and 13 errors. He turned 11 double plays. He also played 139 games at first base.

He hit for the cycle in 2016.

He was born in Chula Vista, CA, USA on September 19, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2008	TBR	5	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
2010	TBR	109	339	57	89	18	3	5	44	59	39	4	.263
2011	TBR	89	246	26	55	15	1	5	27	25	36	1	.224
2012	SEA	108	294	41	81	19	2	10	50	56	51	5	.276
2013	OAK	70	207	31	56	12	0	3	21	38	45	2	.271
2014	OAK	99	307	42	81	18	3	9	40	28	60	2	.264
2015	TBR	70	185	23	53	17	0	5	22	28	39	1	.286
2016	PIT	132	380	45	102	25	3	8	42	45	74	0	.268
2017	PIT	126	256	28	54	19	0	10	35	40	66	1	.211
Career	—	808	2224	295	573	143	12	55	281	319	412	16	.258

On this day & linked events

1983

Born September 19, 1983

Chula Vista, CA, USA

2008

Major-league debut: John Jaso

John Jaso made a major-league debut on September 6, 2008.

2016

John Jaso Hits for the Cycle, 2016

John Jaso hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs on September 28, 2016.

2017

Final major-league game: John Jaso

John Jaso played a final major-league game on October 1, 2017.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0