Jason Aspito

Jason P. Aspito

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 210 lb.
• School University of Texas, Loyola Marymount University
• High School Driscoll Catholic High School
• Born January 3, 1979 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Jason Aspito played in the affiliated minor leagues from 2000 to 2006 and in independent ball from 2007 to 2009. He was originally taken by the Chicago White Sox in the 45th round of the 1997 amateur draft, one pick ahead of infielder Joe Thurston, but he opted not to sign. He did sign after the White Sox took him in the 9th round of the 2000 amateur draft, a few picks ahead of pitcher Charlie Manning and ahead of future star Edwin Encarnacion.

He remained in the White Sox system through 2002, hitting 30 doubles for the Winston-Salem Warthogs in 2001. Moving to the Anaheim Angels system in 2003, he hit 12 home runs and 31 doubles for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes his first year there. A couple years later, he began to develop a power stroke, slugging .471 in 52 games in 2005, then 17 home runs in 116 games in 2006. He also had his first and only taste of Triple-A in 2006, batting .238 with 6 home runs in 56 games for the Salt Lake Bees. Joining the independent ranks in 2007, he hit 14 home runs his first season, then had a career year in 2008, hitting .294/.380/.527 with 24 home runs, 105 RBI, 33 doubles and 83 runs scored in 130 games for the York Revolution. He fell to .259 with 7 homers in 2009 to finish his career.

Overall, Aspito hit .262/.331/.419 with 105 home runs, 500 RBI and 899 hits in 1,006 games over 10 seasons.

Prior to playing professionally, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1998 National Baseball Congress World Series while playing for the El Dorado Broncos. He was a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star in 2006 and an Atlantic League All-Star in 2008.