caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue image_size position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
payton with the baltimore orioles 2010 right zanesville , ohio 1998 october 3 .280 119 522 240px outfielder colorado rockies batting average home runs runs batted in september 1 22 november 1972 jay payton 2008.jpg jay payton
 new york mets jay payton right
jay payton

jason lee `` jay '' payton -lrb- born november 22 , 1972 -rrb- is a former major league baseball outfielder .
he has played for the new york mets -lrb- - -rrb- , colorado rockies -lrb- 2002 - -rrb- , san diego padres -lrb- -rrb- , boston red sox -lrb- -rrb- , oakland athletics -lrb- 2005 - -rrb- baltimore orioles -lrb- - -rrb- and the colorado rockies in 2010 .
he batted and threw right-handed .
payton was an opposite-field hitter with some power .
as a runner , he had decent instincts and great speed , 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 .
