Mike Jeffcoat
| Mike Jeffcoat | |
|---|---|
 Jeffcoat with the Cleburne Railroaders in 2019 | |
| Pitcher/Manager | |
| Born: August 3, 1959 Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 1983, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 24, 1994, for the Florida Marlins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 25–26 |
| Earned run average | 4.37 |
| Strikeouts | 242 |
| Teams | |
James Michael Jeffcoat (born August 3, 1959), is an American former professional baseball player and also a former coach who pitched in the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1992, and 1994. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech.
Coaching career[]
Jeffcoat was the head coach of Texas Wesleyan University from 2002 to 2018. On March 1, 2018, an email written by Jeffcoat to a potential recruit began circulating. In the email, he claims that recruits from Colorado are likely to have problems with drugs and thus rejected the recruit without a proper try-out. The move was considered politically motivated due to the inclusion of the phrase "thank your liberal politicians", referring to the fact that Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012. On the same day, Wesleyan terminated Jeffcoat's contract with the university.[1]
On December 17, 2020, Jeffcoat was hired to be the manager of the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. On June 30, 2021, Jeffcoat retired as manager of the team.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Texas Wesleyan coach fired after refusing to recruit Colorado player over weed laws". WFAA. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ @CRRBaseball (30 June 2021). "Manager Mike Jeffcoat has elected to retire. Hitting coach Logan Watkins has been named interim manager, effective…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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