Jason Tyner #14

Jason Renyt Tyner . . . wife Annie (Easley) . . . daughter Payton (9/24/04) . . . 1995 graduate of West Brook (TX) High School where he played baseball and basketball . . . named Beaumont Student Athlete of the Year and was a member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior . . . attended Texas A&M University . . . named All-Big 12 and second team All-American in 1998 . . . finished college career first on A&M's all-time list for hits and stolen bases, was second in batting and third in at-bats . . . established "Juliet Tyner Memorial Scholarship Fund" which donates four $1500 scholarships to baseball and softball players each year.

2007

Appeared in a career-high 114 games and established career-highs in doubles (14), rbi (22), home runs (1) and walks (16)...had six-game hit-streak, going 10-for-24 (.417), April 14-20...was 7-for-17 (.412) in four games, April 26-May 2...had five-game hit-streak, going 8-for-19 (.421), July 27-31...hit first career home run off Jake Westbrook, July 28 at Cleveland, snapping a streak of 1220 career at-bats without a home run, the longest streak in the Major Leagues at the time...season-high nine-game hit-streak, going 16-for-36 (.444), August 18-31...season-high three rbi, September 8 at Chicago (AL).

2006

Began season at Rochester . . . hit safely in 8 of 9 games, April 12-21 . . . had 17-game hit-streak, going 32-70 (.457), May 4-24 . . . hit safely in 11 of 12 games, going 20-51 (.392), June 11-24 . . . was 17-41 (.415) during 10-game hit-streak, June 29-July 8 . . . selected to Triple-A All-Star Game, July 12 at Toledo . . . contract selected July 14 . . . hit safely in 10 of 12 games, going 18-46 (.391), July 14-25 . . . fourth career 4-hit game, August 6 at Kansas City . . . had 6-game hit-streak, going 9-26 (.346), August 2-7 . . . fourth career 4-hit game, August 6 at Kansas City . . . tied season-high 6-game hit-streak, going 11-20 (.550), August 12-19 . . . hit .326 (15-46) in 13 games from August 23-September 12 . . . tripled and drove in 2 runs in his only at-bat September 10 vs. Detroit, also was intentionally walked for the first time in his career.

2005

Began season at Rochester . . . had 11-game hit-streak, going 18-47 (.353), April 28-May 10 . . . hit safely in 9 of 11 games, going 14-43 (.326), May 12-22 . . . hit safely in 11 of 12 games, going 20-54 (.370), June 3-14 . . . had 12-game hit-streak, going 16-51 (.314), June 22-July 3 . . . hit safely in 12 of 15 games, August 2-17 . . . had 8-game hit-streak, August 22-29 . . . led club in at-bats, hits, runs, walks and stolen bases and was second in games . . . was fourth in league in hits . . . contract selected, September 2 . . career-high 12-game hit-streak, going 15-43 (.325), September 14-28 . . . outrighted to Rochester, October 6.

2004

Began season at Richmond . . . hit safely in 7 of 9 games, May 3-10 . . . was 9-27 (.333) in 6 games, May 15-20 . . . season-high 9-game hit-streak, going 20-41 (.488), June 17-27 . . . had 6-game hit-streak, going 12-26 (.462), July 10-21 . . . released July 25 . . . signed with Cleveland and assigned to Buffalo, July 28 . . . hit safely in 12 of 13 games, going 19-51 (.373), July 28- August 10 . . . was 20-43 (.465) in 11 games, August 18-30 . . . season-high 4 hits, August 23 vs. Pawtucket . . . season-high 3 rbi, August 26 vs. Rochester . . . signed with Minnesota as free agent, November 10.

2003

Began season at Durham . . . was 16-27 (.592) in 6 games, April 15-20 . . . hit safely in 12 of 14 games, going 20-59 (.339), April 22-May 7 . . . recalled May 9 . . . had season-high 5-game hit-streak, going 7-15 (.467), May 9-16 . . . was 6-18 (.333) in 4 games, June 12-15 . . . season-high 3 hits, June 14 vs. Pittsburgh . . . optioned July 6 . . . had 19-game hit-streak, going 33-85 (.388), July 20-August 7 . . . had third 4-hit game of season, August 3 at Toledo . . . recalled August 11 . . . optioned August 25.

2002

Began season with Tampa Bay . . . career high 3 rbi, April 14 vs. Toronto . . . season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 13-33 (.394), April 19-26 . . . tied season-high 3 hits, April 20 vs. Baltimore . . . hit safely in 6 of 7 games, May 14-21 . .. optioned May 28 . . . hit safely in 6 of 8 games, June 4-12 . . . had 8-game hit-streak, going 11-32 (.344), June 21-28 . . . was 15-35 (.429) in 9 games, July 27-August 3 . . . had 6-game hit-streak, going 11-23 (.478), August 8-13 . . . hit safely in 8 of 9 games, going 16-34 (.471), August 24-September 2.

2001

Began season at Durham . . . had 8-game hit-streak, going 12-33 (.364), April 9-18 . . . hit safely in 7 of 8 games, going 15-34 (.441), April 29-May 6 . . . was 14-31 (.452) in 8 games, May 10-17 . . . recalled May 18 . . . was 9-18 (.500) in 5 games, June 3-12 . . . season-high 11-game hit-streak, going 22-45 (.489), June 29-July 12 . . . hit safely in 10 consecutive games, going 18-44 (.409), July 25-August 5 . . . had third career 4-hit game and game-winning rbi single in 9th inning, August 22 vs. Baltimore . . . had 10-game hit-streak, going 15-48 (.313), August 25-September 9 . . . set club record for hits in August (32) . . . tied for eighth in league in stolen bases . . . established club record for stolen bases.

2000

Began season at Norfolk . . . hit safely in 10 of 11 games, April 13-25 . . . had 18-game hit-streak, going 27-75 (.360), April 30-May 18 . . . had 7-game hit-streak, going 13-30 (.433), May 20-27 . . . was 13-26 (.433) in 7 games, May 28-June 3 . . . recalled June 4 . . . hit safely in 5 of 6 games, June 8-18 . . . made major league debut and singled off Mike Mussina for first career hit, June 5 vs. Baltimore . . . recorded fi rst career stolen base, June 18 at Milwaukee . . . optioned June 25 . . . played in Class AAA All-Star Game, July 12 at Rochester . . . had 4-hit game (fourth of season), July 22 at Louisville . . . season-high 3-game hit-streak, going 5-11 (.455), August 26-28 . . . acquired by Tampa Bay from New York (NL) along with pitcher Paul Wilson in exchange for pitcher Rick White and outfielder Bubba Trammell, July 28 . . . season-high 3 hits, September 7 at Cleveland . . . rated Best Baserunner in International League by Baseball America.

1999

Began season at Binghamton . . . had 6-game hit-streak, going 14-26 (.538), May 1-6 . . . was 11-24 (.458) in 6 games, May 28-June 2 . . . had 10-game hit-streak, going 22-42 (.524), June 17-26 . . . season-high 15-game hit-streak, going 21-65 (.323), July 11-28 . . . hit safely in 12 consecutive games, going 21-52 (.404), July 30-August 11 . . . had 10-game hit-streak, August 17-27 . . . had 4-hit game (fifth of season), September 1 vs. New Haven . . . promoted to Norfolk, September 3 . . . played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League.

1998

Recorded 22 multi-hit games.