Jay Tessmer
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| Jay Tessmer | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 26, 1971 Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 27, 1998, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 4, 2002, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.71 |
| Strikeouts | 14 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Jay Tessmer (born December 26, 1971) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2002. Tessmer played professional baseball for eight years, nearly all of them spent with an affiliate of the Yankees. He retired after the 2002 season, where he saw the most of his action with the Yankees' AAA affiliate, the Columbus Clippers.
Tessmer attended Cochranton Junior-Senior High School in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, and was named All-Crawford County for baseball as a pitcher. He enrolled at the University of Miami, where he played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes.[1] He played in the 1994 and 1995 College World Series for Miami, and was named Coral Gables Regional most valuable player.
The New York Yankees selected Tessmer in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB draft. He began playing for the team's Single-A affiliate in Oneonta, New York, pitching 38 innings with two wins and a 0.95 earned run average (ERA). The following season, he moved up to the Tampa Yankees and had a 1.48 ERA and 35 saves.[2]