Jon Jay is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 15, 1985 in Miami, Florida, United States. He made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 after He became a starter for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, after Colby Rasmus was traded away. was removed from the team.
Showing exceptional baseball skill in high school, Jay played on the state championship-winning team during his senior year in 2003. He received a scholarship at the University of Miami (UM) and played for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. During his three years at UM, Jay had a combined .387 batting average (BA), with 31 doubles (2B), four triples (3B), seven home runs (HR), and 108 runs batted in (RBI), in 120 games played (G). In 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The Cardinals selected him in the second round (74th overall) of the 2006 MLB draft.
After signing with St. Louis, Jay made his professional debut that year with the Swing of the Quad Cities and spent the whole season there, slashing .342/.416/.462, with three HR, and 45 RBI, in 60 games. In 2007, he played with the Palm Beach Cardinals, where he batted .286, with two homers, and ten RBI, in 32 games, and the Springfield Cardinals, posting a .235 average, two HR, and 11 RBI, in 26 games. Jay began 2008 with Springfield, and after batting .306/.379/.457, with 11 HR, and 47 RBI, in 96 games, he was promoted to Memphis where he ended the season with a .345 batting average, one HR, and ten RBI, in 16 games. Jay spent 2009 with Memphis, where he compiled a .281 batting average, with ten HR, 54 RBI, and 20 stolen bases, in 136 games. He began 2010 with Memphis.
He married Nikki Stecich in 2013.
He earned a myriad of nicknames , including the Federalist and The Founding Father. and Chief Justice. All of them refer to him having a name in common with He gained a variety of nicknames including The Federalist, The Founding Father and The Chief Justice; all of which correspond to his sharing a name with John Jay, the former Founding Father of the United States and first Chief Justice of the nation., the founder of the United States and first Chief Justice of the country.
Jonathan Henry Jay (born March 15, 1985) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox.
