Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. Bay was the National League Rookie of the Year in 2004 and he won the Silver Slugger Award in 2009. He is a three-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Tip O'Neill Award winner as the best Canadian baseball player. Amateur career In youth baseball, Bay's Trail little league team reached the 1990 Little League World Series. Bay attended North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene and Gonzaga University in Spokane, where he played college baseball from 1996–99. In 1999, he played for the Chatham Athletics in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career Minor league career (2000–2002) Bay was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft and was assigned to the Expos' Short-Season A team in Burlington, Vermont, the Vermont Expos. In , Bay was assigned to the Expos’ High Single-A team in the Florida State League, the Jupiter Hammerheads. He began the year slowly, and in May was moved to the Clinton LumberKings of the Midwest League, where Bay reached base in his first 26 games, then went on to bat .362 and win the league batting title. In all, he batted .315 with 14 home runs and 75 runs batted in on the year. The Expos traded Bay to the New York Mets on March 24, 2002, with Jim Serrano for Lou Collier. At the trading deadline on July 31, 2002, the Mets traded Bay to the San Diego Padres with Josh Reynolds and Bobby Jones for Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed. Major league career San Diego Padres (2003) Bay debuted with the Padres on May 23, 2003, getting his first major league hit, a home run, in the ninth inning. Two days later, he suffered a broken right wrist after being hit by a pitch. Pittsburgh Pirates (2003–2008) On August 26, 2003, Bay was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with Óliver Pérez and Cory Stewart in exchange for Brian Giles. He finished the season with a .287 batting average, four home runs, and 14 RBI in 30 games. Bay began the season on the disabled list due to surgery during the offseason, and did not rejoin the team until May.