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Jay Payton Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 163 of 957 players Jayson Lee Payton Born: November 22, 1972 at Zanesville, O. Throws: Right Bats: Right Height: 5.10 Weight: 185 Jay Payton was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on December 2, 2003, and November 29, 2012.

First Mets game: September 1, 1998 Last Mets game: July 30, 2002

Uniform Numbers: Uniform Number Start Date End Date 25 September 1, 1998 September 27, 1998 44 September 1, 1999 July 31, 2002

Jay Payton also played for the following teams: Colorado Rockies 2002, 2003; San Diego Padres 2004; Oakland Athletics 2005, 2006; Boston Red Sox 2005; Baltimore Orioles 2007, 2008; Colorado Rockies 2010

Traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies with Mark Corey and Robert Stratton in exchange for John Thomson and Mark Little on July 31, 2002.

On disabled list from May 8, 2001 to June 26, 2001 (strained right hamstring).