Reggie Jefferson
American baseball player (born 1968)
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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.
| Reggie Jefferson | |
|---|---|
| Designated hitter / First baseman | |
| Born: September 25, 1968 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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Playing career
Reggie attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a three-sport star, lettering in baseball, basketball and football.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jefferson in the third round of the 1986 MLB draft. He missed most of the 1987 season with a shin fracture. He was a Midwest League All-Star in 1988. His 1990 season ended in May with a stress fracture in his back.[1]
He was traded in the winter of 1993 by Cleveland to Seattle with Félix Fermín and cash for shortstop Omar Vizquel.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] He was the hitting coach of the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2005 and the University of South Florida in 2006.[5]
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