Ryan Jeffers
Ryan Jeffers | |
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Minnesota Twins – No. 27 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Raleigh, North Carolina | June 3, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 20, 2020, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through September 14, 2021) | |
Batting average | .215 |
Home runs | 16 |
Runs batted in | 41 |
Teams | |
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Ryan Michael Jeffers (born June 3, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career[]
Jeffers attended Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] In 2016, his senior year, he hit .398 with two home runs.[2] Undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he walked-on their baseball team.
In 2017, Jeffer's freshman year at UNCW, he appeared in only 13 games, but hit .348 with one home run and five RBIs.[3] That summer, he played in the Coastal Plain League for the Wilmington Sharks.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 52 of 53 games and batted .328 with ten home runs and 32 RBIs,[5] earning First-Team All-CAA honors.[6] After the season, he played for the Upper Valley Nighthawks of the New England Collegiate Baseball League[7][8] where he earned All-Star honors.[9] In 2018, Jeffer's junior season at UNCW, he slashed .315/.460/.635 with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs over 62 starts,[10] earning a First-Team All-CAA selection for the second consecutive year.[11]
Professional career[]
After his junior year, Jeffers was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] He signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins before he was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in July.[19][20][21] Over 64 games between the two clubs, he slashed .344/.444/.502 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs.[19][22] In 2019, he began the year with the Fort Myers Miracle, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star, before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in July, with whom he finished the season.[23][24][25] Playing in 103 total games with both teams, Jeffers batted .264/.341/421 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs.[26]
On August 20, 2020, Jeffers’ contract was selected by the Twins to the active roster.[27] He made his major league debut that same day against the Milwaukee Brewers, recording two hits including one RBI over three at-bats in a 7–1 win.[28] He finished the season batting .273/.355/.436 with three home runs and seven RBIs over 26 games.[29]
References[]
- ^ https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article19195095.html
- ^ "Ryan Jeffers - Baseball - UNC Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Live, Long (November 14, 2019). "Article: Catching Up With Ryan Jeffers - Twins Minor League Talk". Twins Daily. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Wilmington Sharks' Jeffers prepares to always be on the move - News - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Alex Riley StarNews Staff. "UNCW baseball picked as CAA favorites - Sports - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ https://www.wect.com/story/35499284/uncws-golden-and-royalty-take-home-caa-top-honors/
- ^ https://www.vnews.com/Nighthawks-Notes-Changes-to-Maxfield-Fan-Experience-Pause-Headed-to-Saint-Michael-s-Thetford-s-Chaput-Joins-the-Coaching-Staff-17941938
- ^ "Seahawks Heading To Summer Assignments - UNC Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press / November 18, 2019. "Ten All-Stars On Display as Nighthawks, Mountaineers Split Twin Bill". Mychamplainvalley.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ StarNews Staff (June 5, 2018). "UNCW's Jeffers selected in MLB Draft - Sports - The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro, NC". The Courier-Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ https://www.wect.com/story/38251039/seven-seahawks-earn-all-caa-baseball-recognition/
- ^ https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20180606/uncw-players-ready-for-next-step-after-mlb-draft
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/press-release/twins-select-two-on-first-day-of-draft-279832238
- ^ https://www.wect.com/story/38357028/minnesota-twins-draft-uncw-catcher-ryan-jeffers-in-2nd-round/
- ^ https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/06/05/uncws-ryan-jeffers-tabbed-by-twins-in-second-round-of-mlb-draft/
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/twins-ryan-jeffers-lands-with-twins-in-second-round/
- ^ https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20180605/uncws-jeffers-selected-in-mlb-draft
- ^ https://www.fayobserver.com/sports/20180605/uncws-jeffers-selected-in-mlb-draft?template=ampart
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://theathletic.com/505211/2018/09/04/ryan-jeffers-twins-catcher-second-round-pick-cedar-rapids-wilmington/
- ^ https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/02/second-rounder-ryan-jeffers-laying-quick-claim-to-twins-catcher-of-the-future/
- ^ https://www.milb.com/cedar-rapids/news/ryan-jeffers-joins-kernels-from-elizabethton/c-287109576
- ^ https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/06/five-things-to-know-as-twins-minor-league-camp-gets-underway/
- ^ https://www.milb.com/fort-myers/news/miracle-lead-fsl-with-eight-all-stars/c-307451140
- ^ https://www.milb.com/pensacola/news/top-prospects-duran-and-jeffers-promoted-to-pensacola/c-309398008
- ^ https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/07/26/former-uncw-catcher-ryan-jeffers-called-up-to-double-a/
- ^ https://coastalplain.com/former-wilmington-shark-ryan-jeffers-makes-major-league-debut-with-minnesota/
- ^ https://www.twincities.com/2020/08/20/twins-promote-catcher-ryan-jeffers-to-make-major-league-debut/
- ^ https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/former-wahoo-jeffers-makes-big-league-debut/
- ^ https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/baseball/6952211-Expanded-role-helps-Twins-catcher-Ryan-Jeffers-settle-in
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Minnesota Twins players
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos players