Jay Witasick

**Jay Witasick**

Free Agent — No. --
Relief Pitcher
Born: August 28, 1972 (1972-08-28) (age 35)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 7, 1996 for the Oakland Athletics
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	32-41
Saves	5
Earned Run Average	4.64
Strikeouts	645
Teams
Oakland Athletics (1996–1998) Kansas City Royals (1999–2000) San Diego Padres (2000–2001) New York Yankees (2001) San Francisco Giants (2002) San Diego Padres (2003–2004) Colorado Rockies (2005) Oakland Athletics (2005–2007) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007)

Gerald Alphonse "Jay" Witasick, Jr. (pronounced /wɨˈtɑsɨk/; born August 28, 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft. He made his major league debut on July 7, 1996 as a member of the A's versus the California Angels. Since then, Witasick has been mainly used as a middle-reliever and, in addition to the A's and Devil Rays, he has played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. In his time with the New York Yankees, he may be most infamous for allowing nine runs in one and two-thirds innings in Game 6 of the 2001 World Series. On June 2, 2007, Witasick was designated for assignment by the A's and released on June 7, 2007. He felt that he wasn't getting enough work out of the bullpen for the A's. On June 12, he was signed to a 1-year deal by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Following the season on October 25, 2007, the Devil Rays released him. It is now rumored that he will join the 2008 Susquehanna Assault of the Susquehanna Baseball League, a local semi-pro team in his resident Harford County.^[1]