Jason Stokes (born January 23, 1982 in Irving, Texas) is a former first baseman in the Oakland Athletics and Florida Marlins organization.

As a senior for Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, he hit 25 home runs, which still stands as the state single-season home run record.^[1] Stokes was named the Gatorade U.S. High School Baseball Player of the Year in 2000. He has been known to chew four cans of Copenhagen in one day.

Stokes was drafted in the second round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins.^[1] His best season in the minor leagues was in 2002 with the Kane County Cougars, where he hit .341 with 27 home runs and 75 RBI, earning Stokes the Sporting News minor league player of the year award.^[2] Stokes participated in the 2002 All-Star Futures Game during All-Star Weekend, playing for the United States team.^[3] He was ranked as the Marlins number four prospect and "Best Power Prospect" entering the 2005 season according to Baseball America.^[4]

Injuries plagued Stokes' career. His seasons with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes in 2005 and 2006 were cut short due to hand and groin injuries.^[5][6] After being traded to the Oakland Athletics organization in early 2007, Stokes played a few games with the Triple-A Sacramento Rivercats, but again went on the disabled list with a back injury. Due to accumulating injuries, Stokes retired from baseball at the end of the 2007 season.

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