Reggie Jefferson
| Reggie Jefferson | |
|---|---|
| Designated hitter / First baseman | |
| Born: September 25, 1968 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | |
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 |
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| 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.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]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.
Post-playing career
[edit | edit source]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.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Tallahassee, Florida
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Seibu Lions players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- African-American baseball players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Canton-Akron Indians players
- American sports agents
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
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- Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida) alumni
- South Florida Bulls baseball coaches
- 21st-century American sportsmen
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