Jason Orville Pridie (born October 9, 1983) is an American former professional

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) with the

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, and

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Baseball career

Tampa Bay Rays

Pridie was drafted out of Prescott High School, where he hit a record-setting 13

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, by the

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in the second round (43rd overall) of the

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. After signing with the Devil Rays, Pridie was assigned to play with the Rookie League

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. In 67 games, he batted .368 with 7

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. Pridie was promoted on August 28, , to the

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, the Devil Rays' Single-A team. He finished the season there and batted .344 with 1 home run in 8 games. ''

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'' named Pridie to the Rookie League All-Star team and also rated him as the best hitter and the best tools player in the Devil Rays' organization. In and , Pridie played the entire two seasons with the Single-A

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. Playing in 128 games during both seasons, Pridie hit .260 with seven home runs in 2003 and .276 with 17 home runs in 2004. Pridie was also rated by ''Baseball America'' as the best defensive outfielder in the Rays' organization. In , he began the season with the Single-A

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. He played just one game before being on the

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for three and a half months from April 9 to July 26. Immediately upon being activated from the disabled list, he was promoted to the Double-A

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. He finished the season for the Biscuits and played in 28 games for them, batting .213 with 3 home runs. On December 8, , the

selected Pridie in the Rule 5 Draft. Without enough roster room for Pridie, the Twins sent him back to the Rays on March 29, . In the season, Pridie played in 132 games and batted .230 with 5 home runs with the Biscuits. He also began the season in Double-A, playing in 71 games and batted .290 with 4 home runs. After

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's promotion to the Devil Rays on June 27, Pridie was sent to the Triple-A

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to take his roster spot. He finished the season with the Bulls, posting a .318 batting average with 10 home runs. While in Durham, Pridie was the focal point of an unofficial Bulls fanclub named "Pridie's Pack." JasonPridie

Minnesota Twins

On November 20, 2007, the Rays purchased Pridie's contract, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. Eight days later, the Rays traded Pridie along with

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and

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to the Minnesota Twins for

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, Jason Bartlett, and

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. Pridie began the season with the Twins' Triple-A

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. On July 12, he hit a go-ahead

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in the top of the ninth, and another go- ahead solo home run in the top of the 13th inning to give the Red Wings a 9–8 win at Durham. He received a September call-up, and made his major league debut on September 3 against the

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as a

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for Delmon Young, and scored on a

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. He remained in the game in

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, and committed a game-tying

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with two outs in the ninth

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, allowing the game (eventually won by the Jays) to go into extra innings. He remained with the club for the rest of the season, but did not have a hit in six plate appearances. Pridie batted .265 with nine home runs and 53 RBIs for the Red Wings in . His only major league appearance in 2009 was as a pinch runner against the

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on June 20.

New York Mets

On February 9, , Pridie was claimed off waivers by the

. The Mets purchased his contract on April 22, , when starting center fielder

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was placed on the 15-day Disabled List. On April 23, Pridie collected his first major league hit off

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pitcher

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. The very next day, he hit a 3-run home run, the first of his career, off Armando Gallaraga. He hit .241 for the Mets with 4 home runs in 101 games. After the season, he was out-righted to Triple-A Buffalo, but elected free agency.

Oakland Athletics

The

signed Pridie to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on November 15. On March 9, , Pridie was suspended for 50 games for violating the minor league drug-testing policy. He was granted free agency on June 4.

Philadelphia Phillies

On June 15, the

signed Pridie to a minor league contract, and assigned him to the Triple-A

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. After batting .370 in 13 games with Lehigh Valley, Pridie was called up to Philadelphia to fill the roster spot vacated by

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on June 30. He hit his first home run with the Phillies on July 8 against the

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. Pridie was designated for assignment by the Phillies on July 22. On October 6, he elected free agency.

Baltimore Orioles

In October 2012, Pridie signed a Minor League deal with the

for the 2013 season. The Orioles purchased Pridie's contract from the Triple-A

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on September 25 when

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was placed on the 60-day disabled list. After the season, Pridie was non-tendered by Baltimore, becoming a free agent.

Colorado Rockies

Pridie signed a minor league deal with the

in December 2013. He was designated for assignment on August 6, 2014. Pridie elected free agency on October 12, 2014.

Oakland Athletics

Pridie signed a minor league deal with the

on January 10, 2015. He played the majority of the 2015 season with the Triple-A

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, but played six games for Oakland after being called up to the major league club on September 1. He was released after the season.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pridie signed a minor league deal with the

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on December 9, 2016. He was released on March 29, 2017.

Pericos de Puebla

On May 7, 2017, Pridie signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on May 15.

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