Editing Jason Tyner (section)

=== Tampa Bay Devil Rays ===
On July 28, 2000, Tyner was traded to the [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] along with [[pitcher]] [[Paul Wilson (baseball player)|Paul Wilson]] for pitcher [[Rick White (baseball player)|Rick White]] and outfielder [[Bubba Trammell]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2000 |title=Mets don't fall short, trade for Orioles' Bordick |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2000/0728/656871.html |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Tyner played in 37 games with the Devil Rays after the trade, batting .241 with 8 RBI and six stolen bases in seven attempts.<ref name=":0" />

In {{mlby|2001}}, Tyner established himself as a good baserunner, collecting a then club record and personal career best 31&nbsp;stolen bases. His bat, however, was not nearly as quick as his feet. He hit .280 with 111&nbsp;hits, only 13 of which went for extra bases. These numbers along with 105&nbsp;games, 396&nbsp;at-bats, and 21&nbsp;[[Run batted in|RBI]] are all career highs.<ref name=":0" />

In a crowded Tampa Bay outfield, Tyner's lack of power and plate discipline cost him playing time in {{mlby|2002}} and cost him a job in the majors for {{mlby|2003}}. He was the final out of [[Derek Lowe]]'s [[no-hitter]] on April 27, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petraglia |first=Mike |date=April 27, 2002 |title=Devil Rays have 'no-no' answers against Lowe |url=http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASapp/mlb/tb/news/tb_news.jsp?ymd=20020427&content_id=15046&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020529205852/http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASapp/mlb/tb/news/tb_news.jsp?ymd=20020427&content_id=15046&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp |archive-date=May 29, 2002 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=[[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

Tyner was noted for a failed promotional giveaway by the Devil Rays. The ballclub had arranged to honor him by presenting his [[bobblehead]] to the first 10,000 fans attending a game against the [[Oakland Athletics]] at [[Tropicana Field]] on June 2, 2002. The bobbleheads were never distributed because he had been demoted to the [[Durham Bulls]] five days prior on May 28. After sitting in storage for a while, they were given to the [[Pinellas County Education Foundation]], who distributed them students in their business and commerce program.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Keri |first1=Jonah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77yI9NhA_scC&pg=PT170 |title=The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First |date=2011 |publisher=[[ESPN Books]] |isbn=9780345517739 |location=New York}}</ref>