Reggie Jefferson | |
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Designated hitter / First baseman | |
Born: Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | September 25, 1968|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: May 18, 1991, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
NPB: April 1, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: October 3, 1999, for the Boston Red Sox | |
NPB: August 25, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .300 |
Home runs | 72 |
Runs batted in | 300 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .260 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 48 |
Teams | |
Reginald "Reg" Jirod Jefferson (born September 25,1968) is a former designated hitter who played for from 1991 to 1999 the Cincinnati Reds,Cleveland Indians,Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox.
Reggie attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee;he was a three-sport star,lettering in baseball,basketball and football.
He was traded in the winter of 1993 by Cleveland to Seattle with Félix Fermín and cash for shortstop Omar Vizquel. [1] He also played one season in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 2000.
For the Red Sox in 1996,he hit for a batting average of .347 which would have been third highest in the league if not for falling short in at-bats needed and was given the nickname 'The Miracle' by faithful Red Sox fans. Unable to hit left-handed pitchers,he was left off the 1999 playoff roster as a result. Jefferson would never play major league baseball again. [2]
In 680 games over nine seasons,Jefferson posted a .300 batting average (637-for-2123) with 285 runs,131 doubles,11 triples,72 home runs,300 RBI,146 bases on balls,.349 on-base percentage and .474 slugging percentage.
Jefferson has also served as a player agent. [3] He was the hitting coach of the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2005 and the University of South Florida in 2006.
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