Jeff Reardon

Jeff Reardon
Pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
August 25, 1979, for the New York Mets
Last appearance
May 4, 1994, for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Games pitched	880
Win–Loss record	73–77
Earned run average	3.16
Strikeouts	877
Saves	367
Teams
New York Mets (1979–1981) Montreal Expos (1981–1986) Minnesota Twins (1987–1989) Boston Red Sox (1990–1992) Atlanta Braves (1992) Cincinnati Reds (1993) New York Yankees (1994)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star selection (1985, 1986, 1988, 1991) World Series champion (1987) 1985 NL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year

Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1, 1955), nicknamed "The Terminator", is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

In 1992 he became the all time saves leader in Major League Baseball with 342, breaking Rollie Fingers' previous record. Reardon's record was broken the next season by Lee Smith. He currently ranks 7th on the All-Time Saves List with 367.

Career

After playing college baseball for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Reardon went undrafted and signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets in 1977. He made his Major League debut with the Mets in 1979, pitching for them until 1981 when he was traded to the Montreal Expos. With the Expos, Reardon was named to the All-Star team twice (1985-1986), and led the majors in saves during the 1985 season, earning the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award. Jeff was traded to the Minnesota Twins for the 1987 season, and helped the Twins win the 1987 World Series. The next season he was named to his third All-Star team, and became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to have 40-save seasons in both the American and National Leagues. In December 1989, he signed with the Boston Red Sox. In honor of Reardon's signing, his town of birth, Dalton, Massachusetts, named its athletic field after him. With the Red Sox he was named to his fourth and final All-Star team in 1991, and broke Rollie Fingers' all-time saves record in 1992 with his 342nd save. Later that season, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves. Reardon pitched in one-year stints with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees before retiring in 1994.

Arrest

On December 26, 2005, Reardon was taken into custody and charged by the Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Police Department for allegedly committing armed robbery at a Hamilton Jewelers store at the Gardens Mall while leaving his son Brendan unattended in the penthouse suite. . Reardon attributed his actions to the influence of antidepressants he had been taking since his son Shane Andrew Reardon died of a drug overdose on February 21, 2004

Reardon was found not guilty of the above charges by reason of insanity . The judge ruled that because Reardon had been taking anti-depressants and mood stabilizers, and was distraught over his son's death, there was no reasonable explanation for the robbery. Reardon was not required to be committed after the ruling.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball saves champions
• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
• Games finished

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
• Baseball Library