Jason Conti

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Jason Conti
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 29, 2000, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Last MLB appearance
July 18, 2004, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.238
Home runs6
Runs batted in47
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Former teams

Stanley Jason Conti (/ˈkɒnt/; born January 27, 1975) is an American former outfielder in Major League baseball. He spent five years in the major leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Texas Rangers.

Career

Conti was drafted out of the

Minute Maid Park
.

In total, Conti appeared in 182 games over the course of his five seasons in the big leagues. His best showing was in 2002, when he played 78 games for the Devil Rays, batting .257. Overall in his career, Conti hit 6 home runs and had 47 RBI.

In 2006, he batted .259, with 2 home runs and 6 RBI with the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. With the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, he batted .267 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. At the conclusion of 2006, Conti was a member of the Independent League's Camden Riversharks.

Conti gained slight fame during his major league career by showing off an excellent defensive throwing arm from the outfield. Conti, as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, on consecutive nights threw out Atlanta's

Frank Thomas
at home plate on consecutive nights.

For the 2007 season, Conti played in Italy for the

Bologna Italieri of the Serie 1-A Championship
League.