Gregg Jefferies

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gregg Jefferies
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1967(1967-08-01)
Age	57
Birthplace	Burlingame
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Gregg Jefferies Biography

Gregg Jefferies is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 1, 1967 in Burlingame, California, United States. Gregory Scott Jefferies (born August 1st 1967) is an outfielder and infielder who retired from Major League Baseball who had an impressive 14-year playing career that ran from 1987 until 2000. He was a highly-rated prospect, and was the first player to win two times the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award. On August 25, 1995, during a game against the Dodgers at Veterans Stadium Gregg Jefferies became the first Phillie to reach for the century after Johnny Callison in 1963. In the year 2017, Baseball America called him the most highly-rated prospect, up until Andruw Jones. He was an two-time All-Star.

In a game against an opponent, the Philadelphia Phillies on September 27 1989 Jefferies was among the batters who get a groundout before his team lost. Mets fell short. Jefferies was then confronted by some snide remarks of his teammate Roger McDowell and then charged on the mound and started an altercation between the bench and players.

In 1990, Jefferies raised his batting average up to .283 while scoring 96 runs and hitting 40 doubles, but the team finished 2nd for the second straight year. He slipped in 1991, hitting .272 with 30 extra base hits in 486 at bats as the team slipped to 5th place. That offseason the team traded him, along with McReynolds and infielder Keith Miller, to the Kansas City Royals for former All-Star pitcher Bret Saberhagen and utility man Bill Pecota, ending his stay with the Mets.

In response to criticism from teammates, on May 24, 1991, Jefferies pleaded his case in an open letter read on WFAN, New York’s sports radio station. In the letter, Jefferies wrote: “When a pitcher is having trouble getting players out, when a hitter is having trouble hitting, or when a player makes an error, I try to support them in whatever way I can. I don’t run to the media to belittle them or to draw more attention to their difficult times. I can only hope that one day those teammates who have found it convenient to criticize me will realize that we are all in this together. If only we can concentrate more on the games than complaining and bickering and pointing fingers, we would all be better off.”

The Mets determined that they had to create space for Jefferies but weren’t sure what position to assign him to because the veteran team was already full of players at the spots Jefferies was playing in minor leagues (shortstop third base, shortstop, as well as second base). The outfield was also crowded as the team found it difficult to find players in the outfield Lenny Dykstra and Mookie Wilson to play along with Darryl Strawberry and Kevin McReynolds So Jefferies was assigned into AAA Tidewater to start the 1988 season.

Gregg Jefferies Net Worth

Gregg Jefferies is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gregg Jefferies 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The draftees of the New York Mets out of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California in the first round of the amateur draft of 1985 (#20 overall), Jefferies hit .331 in his debut year playing in minor leagues. He moved between Kingsport in the Appalachian League (rookie) to Jackson of the Texas League (AA) in two years. He was awarded Minor League Player of the year in both 1986 and 1987. He hit .367 along with 20 homers 47 doubles as well as 101 RBI for Jackson during the year after and earning Jefferies an opportunity to join for the New York Mets at the conclusion of 1987. He was 3 for 6 over 6 games and was 19 years old, which made him one of the youngest players in that season’s Major Leagues that season.

After spending the majority of 1988 at AAA (where the team scored .282), Jefferies was called up at the end of August and permitted to finish the season as a regular starter, mostly playing third base. He was rewarded by hitting .321 during the final 28 games in the season. the team posted 100-60 records to take home the National League East.

The Mets made a full-time roster spot for Jefferies when they traded Wally Backman to the Minnesota Twins, leaving second base open for Jefferies. But Jefferies faltered, hitting .258 with little selectivity as a rookie in 1989.

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Who is Gregg Jefferies Dating?

According to our records, Gregg Jefferies married to Jeannie Marshall. As of December 1, 2023, Gregg Jefferies’s is not dating anyone.

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Gregg Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gregg Jefferies celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

Why did Gregg Jefferies retire?

Detroit Tigers (1999–2000) He hit a collective . 231 for the Tigers over two seasons before he retired in 2000 due in part to a severed right hamstring. Tigers manager Phil Garner offered Jefferies the bench coach job for 2001 but he declined. For his career, Jefferies had a career .

Where is Greg Jeffries now?

Today, the 50-year-old Jefferies gives hitting lessons for players as young as 9 years old at Office Sports Academy in Anaheim. He is the father of two young children from his current marriage, and two grown children from a previous marriage.

How much is a Gregg Jefferies baseball card worth?

1987 Texas League All Stars Feder #11 Gregg Jefferies $1.05
1989 Topps #233 Gregg Jefferies| $0.26
1989 Topps Baseball Talk/LJN #87 Gregg Jefferies| $1.35
1989 Topps Bazooka #16 Gregg Jefferies| $0.34
1989 Topps Big #253 Gregg Jefferies| $0.34

Is Greg Jefferies in the Hall of Fame?

Gregg Jefferies is next eligible for the Hall of Fame via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee in 2023.

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