Jay Payton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Payton
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1972(1972-11-22)
Age	52
Birthplace	Ohio
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Jay Payton Biography

Jay Payton is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 22, 1972 in Ohio, Ohio, United States. Outfielder who played for six MLB teams, debuting in 1998 for the New York Mets, and finishing his career in 2010 for the Colorado Rockies; helped lead the Mets to the 2000 World Series where they lost to their in-state rivals, the Yankees.

He was college teammates with future MLB short stop Nomar Garciaparra.

Selected by the Mets in the first round (29th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft, Payton hadn’t fulfilled the great expectations he projected Georgia Tech when he was drafted in the first round with fellow All Americans and Teammates Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek, due in large part to four surgeries while in the minor leagues. Payton had three elbow surgeries, two of which were Tommy John, and surgery on his left shoulder. He spent the better part of his first five years on and off the DL while rehabbing from surgeries. He made his debut in 1998 after finally battling through all the elbow troubles. He helped lead the Mets to a World Series berth as the starting CF in 2000, his official rookie year, in which he finished third in the rookie of the year voting. In Game 2 of the World Series, Payton hit a dramatic home run against Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, the second and last postseason home run Rivera gave up in his career. With limited duty in 2001 due to a torn hamstring early in the season, the Mets finally gave up on him and he was traded to the Rockies during the 2002 season.

Payton attended Zanesville High School in Zanesville, Ohio, and starred in soccer, basketball, and baseball. He was also an excellent student and graduated 4th in his class. While in Zanesville Payton played for the Junior Pioneers. After his Senior year he helped lead the Midland Redskins of Cincinnati to the Connie Mack World Series Title where he was named MVP of the tournament. That exposure helped lead to a full ride scholarship to Georgia Tech where he would team up with future Major League All Stars Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek to help lead Georgia Tech to their first ever College World Series appearance in school history. The Yellow Jackets came up short losing to Oklahoma in the 1994 championship game. In 1992 and 1993, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he teamed up with Garciaparra in 1993 to lead Orleans to the league championship.

He was born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio.

Jay Payton Net Worth

Jay Payton is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Payton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where he was an All-American.

After retirement he took on a job at ESPN as a college baseball analyst.

Jason Lee “Jay” Payton (born November 22, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has played for the New York Mets (1998-2002), Colorado Rockies (2002-2003), San Diego Padres (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Oakland Athletics (2005-2006) Baltimore Orioles (2007-2008) and the Colorado Rockies in 2010. He batted and threw right-handed. Payton was an opposite-field hitter with some power. He had great speed as a runner, but did not steal many bases. Defensively, he was a solid outfielder with an above-average arm, and his quickness getting rid of the ball helped him hold baserunners on the base paths. He is currently serving as an in game analyst with ESPNU for college baseball.

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Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay Payton celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.