| Jeff Austin | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:October 19, 1976 San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 26, 2001, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 28, 2003, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–3 |
| Earned run average | 6.75 |
| Strikeouts | 55 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Jeffrey Wellington Austin (born October 19,1976) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Kansas City Royals from 2001 to 2002 and the Cincinnati Reds in 2003. During a game against the Atlanta Braves on May 28,2003,in what turned out to be his final appearance in the major leagues,Austin gave up 3 consecutive home runs to start the game,only the second time this had happened in Major League Baseball history. [1]
Austin attended Stanford University,and in 1996 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] He was selected by the Royals in the first round of the 1998 MLB Draft.
