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{{short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1967)}}
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|image=Jeff Branson August2010.jpg
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|position=[[Infielder]]
|team=Pittsburgh Pirates
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|1|26}}
|number=87
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|birth_place=[[Waynesboro, Mississippi]], U.S.
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|position=[[Infielder]] / [[Coach (baseball)|Coach]]
|bats=Left
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|1|26}}
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|birth_place=[[Waynesboro, Mississippi]]
|debutdate=April 12
|debutdate=April 12
|debutyear=1992
|debutyear=1992
|debutteam=[[Cincinnati Reds]]
|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
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|finaldate=October 6
|finaldate=October 6
|finalyear=2001
|finalyear=2001
|finalteam=[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
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|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.246
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|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=383
|stat2value=34
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'''As player'''
*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{by|1992}}–{{by|1997}})
*[[Cleveland Indians]] ({{by|1997}}–{{by|1998}})
*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1997}})
*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{by|2000}}–{{by|2001}})
*[[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2001}})
'''As coach'''
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|2013}}–{{mlby|2018}})
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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
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{{MedalGold | [[Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[United States national baseball team|Team]]}}
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'''Jeffery Glenn Branson''' (born January 26, 1967) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[infielder]] who is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He was the assistant hitting coach for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in 2013 and the hitting coach from 2014 until 2018. He is currently the hitting coach for the [[Toledo Mud Hens]].
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold| [[Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[United States national baseball team|Team]]}}
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'''Jeffery Glenn Branson''' (born January 26, 1967) is an [[United States|American]] former [[Major League Baseball]] [[infielder]] who is a [[Major league baseball]] [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He is currently the hitting coach for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
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==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
On November 18, 2013, Branson was named hitting coach of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].
On November 18, 2013, Branson was named hitting coach of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. He was previously the assistant hitting coach in 2013. He was relieved of this position on October 1, 2018.


==External links==
==External links==
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{{succession box|title=[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] [[coach (baseball)|hitting coach]]|before=[[Gregg Ritchie]]|after=[[Rick Eckstein]]|years=2014–2018}}
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[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in baseball]]
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Latest revision as of 04:06, 5 July 2024

Jeff Branson
Infielder
Born: (1967-01-26) January 26, 1967 (age 57)
Waynesboro, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 2001, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs34
Runs batted in156
Teams
As player

As coach

Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team

Jeffery Glenn Branson (born January 26, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who is a Major League Baseball coach. He was the assistant hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013 and the hitting coach from 2014 until 2018. He is currently the hitting coach for the Toledo Mud Hens.

Early and personal life

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Branson was born on January 26, 1967, in Waynesboro, Mississippi. He is an alumnus of Southern Choctaw High School in Silas, Alabama, and the University of West Alabama. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1988 MLB amateur draft.

Career

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Branson played for three different teams during his playing career: the Cincinnati Reds (1992–1997), Cleveland Indians (1997–1998), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–2001). He made his Major League Baseball debut April 12, 1992 and played his final game October 6, 2001.

Coaching career

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On November 18, 2013, Branson was named hitting coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was previously the assistant hitting coach in 2013. He was relieved of this position on October 1, 2018.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates assistant hitting coach
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach
2014–2018 		Succeeded by


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