Jesse Levis
Jesse Levis | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | April 14, 1968|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 24, 1992, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 7, 2001, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 3 |
RBI | 60 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jesse Levis (born April 14, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player. Levis is a graduate of Northeast High School in Philadelphia and attended the University of North Carolina.
Career
After starting as a catcher at Northeast High School in Philadelphia and accepting a baseball scholarship to North Carolina, Levis became a journeyman catcher, playing for the Cleveland Indians in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1999. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2001. He played Minor League Baseball with not only the Indians and Brewers organizations, but also the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets organizations. He last played professional baseball in 2004 with the Norfolk Tides.
After retiring, he was hired on November 7, 2006 to be a scout for the Boston Red Sox.[1] He scouted for the Red Sox for two seasons. Levis is Jewish.[2]
References
- ^ Jeff Horrigan (March 5, 2008). "Scout in hot water: Levis arrested in Fla". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An ... Retrieved March 7, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Stats at MLB.com
- 1968 births
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Living people
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Milwaukee Brewers scouts
- Boston Red Sox scouts
- Philadelphia Phillies scouts
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Kinston Indians players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Canton-Akron Indians players
- Louisville Bats players
- Jewish Major League Baseball players