Last name is pronounced "hair-a-mee-yoh"
... Graduated from J.I. Case High School (WI)
where he was tabbed by Baseball America
as the best senior prospect in the state of
Wisconsin...was a four-year letterwinner
and earned all-state, all-district and allconference
honors as a senior.
... Was drafted by Philadelphia in the 39th
round of the June 2001 draft but did not
sign, opting to attend Oklahoma State
University.
... Attended OK State from 2002-2004, hitting
.359 with 38 doubles, 20 homers and 116 RBI
during his collegiate career...in 2004 he was
named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch
List after hitting .350 with eight homers
and leading the Cowboys to a College World
Series appearance...was named a third-team
All-American by Collegiate Baseball and was
a Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist in 2003.
... Was once again selected by the Phillies, this
time in the second round of the June 2004
draft...was signed by Philadelphia scout
Paul Scott.
... Signed a minor league deal with an invite to
Spring Training on Jan. 4, 2013...is signed to
a one-year contract that runs through the
2013 season.2012Posted a combined .223 (65x292) average
with 13 doubles and two homers in 86 games
between Double A Huntsville (34g) and Triple A
Nashville (41g) of the Milwaukee organization
and Triple A Sacramento (11g) of the Oakland
organization.2011Jason was a member of Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster for the third-straight season...in two stints with the Pirates, hit .326 (14-for-43) with six RBI in 23 games...Hit safely in his four starts (.357/5-for-14) before being optioned to
Triple-A Indianapolis, April 13...Batted .276 (37-for-134) with 17 walks, seven doubles, two homers and 23 RBI in 46 games with the Indians...Produced a .340 batting average (16-for-47) against southpaws and a .241 mark (21-for-87) against right-handed pitchers with Indianapolis...Hit .260 with 14 RBI in 25 games with Indianapolis before going on the seven-day D.L. with a sprained right elbow, May 28. Went 5-for-26 (.192) in seven games with the GCL Pirates during his rehab assignment, July 11-18...Was reinstated from the disabled list July 19 and went 2-for-3 with two RBI in his first game back with the Indians July 20...Rejoined the Pirates, September 1, batting .310 (9-for-29) with three doubles and five RBI in his final 19 games (four starts) of the season.2010Split season between Pittsburgh and Triple-A Indianapolis...Began season in the big leagues; made first appearance on 4/8 vs. Los Angeles and grounded out as a pinch hitter...Made first start on 4/11 at Arizona and went 1-for-4...Went 2-for-3 with a three-run double while making second start on 4/18 vs. Cincinnati...Connected off lefty Wandy Rodriguez for lone home run with Pittsburgh while making third start on 4/24 at Houston...Tied career high (third time) with three hits on 5/8 vs. St. Louis...Went 1-for-22 in his next eight games before banging out two hits on 6/10 at Washington...Went 1-for-16 in his next five games thru 7/8...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 7/12...Had two hits and two RBI in second game with Indy on 7/17 and hit safely in four straight games from 7/17-21 (6-for-13)...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 7/22 and went 1-for-14 before being optioned back to Indy on 8/2...Hit lone home run with Indianapolis on 8/13 vs. Syracuse...Hit safely in season-high six straight games from 8/9-19 (8-for-23, .348) and was batting .304 following the action on 8/19...Went 7-for-42 (.167) in his last 12 Triple-A games...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 9/7 and appeared in five games in September...Started the final game of the season on 10/3 at Florida and went 1-for-3...Went 6-for-62 (.097) in his last 32 games with the Pirates after going 3-for-4 on 5/8...Made 25
starts behind the plate for the Pirates and threw out six of the 22 runners attempting to steal against him (27%)...Also committed three errors (two fielding/one throwing) and had one passed ball.2009Spent first full season in the Majors with Pittsburgh...Made 62 appearances behind the plate (58 starts)...Threw out 10 of the 41 baserunners attempting to steal against him (24%)...Also had the club's lone pickoff by a catcher (St. Louis' Yadier Molina at first base on 8/9)...Committed four errors (all throwing) and had four passed balls...Was the club's primary catcher during the two+
months that Ryan Doumit spent on the D.L. (4/21 to 7/9)...Hit .260
(52-for-200) with 14 doubles, three home runs and 26 RBI in his 58
starts...Made Major League debut as the starting catcher in team game
#9 on 4/16 vs. Houston...Singled off Russ Ortiz in second at bat for first big league hit...Went 2-for-4 on 4/20 vs. Florida and picked up first Major League RBI and extra-base hit on 4/21...Made five consecutive starts from 4/20-25 and went 7-for-18 with four doubles and an RBI...Swiped first and only Major League base on 4/24 at San Diego...Played in front of about 20 family members and friends on 4/27 at Milwaukee (is from Racine, WI)...Had a two-run double on 4/28 at Milwaukee...Reached base safely in 10 straight games from 5/4-25...Had first career three-hit game on 5/25 at Chicago (NL)...Connected off New York's Johan Santana for first Major League home run on 6/3 at PNC Park...Had career-high four RBI on 6/4 vs. New York...Made seven straight starts between 6/1-8 and went 8-for-27 (.296) with a homer and eight RBI...Hit safely in six straight games from 6/6-13...Hit second home run on 6/24 vs. Cleveland and his third homer on 6/26 vs. Kansas City...Had lone sacrifice bunt on 6/25 vs. Cleveland...Went 6-for-38 (.158) in final 11 games of the first half (starting on 6/16), dropping average from .288 to .255...Did not see any action from 7/8 thru 7/28 (16 games) due to the return of Ryan Doumit...Went 1-for-4 in start on 7/29 at San Francisco...Made next start on 8/5 vs. Arizona and went hitless in three at bats...Doubled in back-to-back starts on 8/13-14...Had two hits and two RBI on 8/31 at Cincinnati (game one)...Played in just seven games during the month of August and hit .217...Tied career high with three hits on 9/6 vs. St. Louis...Hit safely in three straight games from 8/31 thru 9/8 (6-for-12, .500)...Had RBI-single on 9/16 at Los Angeles...Grounded out in first pinch hitting appearance on 9/21 vs. San Diego...Flied out as a pinch hitter on 9/29 at Chicago (NL)...Doubled and knocked in two runs on 9/30 at Chicago (game one)...Went 10-for-34 (.294) with six RBI in his last 11 games...Received just two walks in his last 27 games (7/5 at Florida and 8/29 at Milwaukee).2008Entered season ranked by Baseball America as Philadelphia's 10th-best prospect...Spent entire season with Lehigh Valley (Phillies' AAA) and was named to the International League's mid-season All-Star team...Led league catchers in
games (113), total chances (1008), putouts (916) and assists (76)...Also threw out 48
of the 134 runners attempting to steal against him to rank second in that category
(36%)...Tied minor league career high in home runs...Hit seven of his eight home runs
off right-handed pitchers...Produced a 10-game hitting streak from 4/14-25 (12-for-40,
.300), but hit just .193 during the month of April...Went hitless in five games (17 at
bats) from 4/26 thru 5/1 and went 2-for-26 (.077) from 4/26 thru 5/4, dropping
average to .189...Batted .295 in May, which included a .318 clip (21-for-66) over the
final 19 games of the month...Had season-high, 13-game hitting streak from 5/20
thru 6/6 (20-for-45, .444)...Swiped lone base on 8/20 at Buffalo (third career).2007Was named to the International League mid-season All-Star team while spending entire season with Ottawa (Phillies' AAA)...Set minor league career highs in runs and walks...Hit all six home runs off right-handed pitchers...Hit .345 (19-for-55) in 15 games during the month of April and had a .302 average thru the action on 5/2...Batted .168 in May...Homered twice on 5/31 at Durham...Produced
a .322 average and 14 RBI in 25 games during the month of June...Had a 10-game hitting streak from 6/30 thru 7/12 (14-for-38,2006Went to spring training with the Phillies as a non-roster invitee...Spent the majority of the season with Reading (AA)...Homered in back-to-back games, 6/9-10...Hit .317 (26-82), 10 2B, HR, 10 RBI in his final 23 double-A games, batting safely in 19 of them...Appeared in 2 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)...Played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the AFL's All-Prospect team...Led all AFL catchers with a .379 batting average.2005Spent the entire season with Lakewood (A)...South Atlantic League All-Star...Was 2nd on the team in games (119), at-bats (448) and RBI (63)...Hit .338 (49-145) with RISP...Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week 3 times: 5/9-15 (.480, 12-25, 3 2B, 1 3B, 9 RBI), 7/18-24 (.469, 15-32, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
and 8/22-28 (.423, 11-26, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI)...Hit a combined .342 in July and August (57 G)...Had 39 multi-hit games
including 12 with 3 hits or more...Hit a season-high 3 doubles, 7/29 vs Greensboro.2004Made his pro debut with Gulf Coast Phillies (R) and played in 1 game (2-3, 1 RBI, 1 R) before being assigned to Batavia (A) on 7/30...had a season-high 5 RBI, 8/5 vs Aberdeen... Collected 9 RBI in a 10-game span, 8/1-12...Played in Florida Instructional League.
