Reggie Jefferson

Reggie Jefferson
Reggie Jefferson
	Designated hitter / First baseman
	Born: September 25, 1968 (age 56); 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
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1991); Cleveland Indians (1991–1993); Seattle Mariners (1994); Boston Red Sox (1995–1999); Seibu Lions (2000);

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

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

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

^ Garro, Adrian (December 20, 2017). "24 years ago, Omar Vizquel joined the Indians and began an 11-year odyssey of all-around brilliance". Cut4. MLB.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "The worst breakups in Red Sox history". Boston.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ Etter, Jessica (June 18, 2009). "SFC baseball player decides to go pro". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

External links

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[1] Garro, Adrian (December 20, 2017). "24 years ago, Omar Vizquel joined the Indians and began an 11-year odyssey of all-around brilliance". Cut4. MLB.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[2] "The worst breakups in Red Sox history". Boston.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

[3] Etter, Jessica (June 18, 2009). "SFC baseball player decides to go pro". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

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