Jeff McKnight
| Jeff McKnight | |
|---|---|
| Utility player | |
| Born: February 18, 1963 Conway, Arkansas | |
| Died: March 1, 2015 (aged 52) Conway, Arkansas | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 6, 1989, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 11, 1994, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs batted in | 68 |
| Teams | |
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Jefferson Alan McKnight (February 18, 1963 – March 1, 2015) was an American utility man in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles in part of six seasons spanning 1989–1994. McKnight was able to play all positions except center field and pitcher, making the largest number of appearances as a first baseman with 39. He was the son of former major league player Jim McKnight.
McKnight's professional career overall spanned sixteen years. Originally drafted by the Mets in 1983, he finished his career in 1998 with the independent Newark Bears.
He died in 2015 at the age of 52 due to leukemia, a disease he was battling for 10 years.[1]
References
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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