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Mike Jeffcoat
Mike Jeffcoat
	Jeffcoat with the Cleburne Railroaders in 2019
	Pitcher
	Born: August 3, 1962 (age 62); Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
	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
	Cleveland Indians (1983–1985); San Francisco Giants (1985); Texas Rangers (1987–1992); Florida Marlins (1994);

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James Michael Jeffcoat (born August 3, 1962) is an American retired professional baseball manager, former head coach in college baseball, and former professional player. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1983 and 1994 for four different teams.

Playing career

Jeffcoat was first selected in the 1977 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech. He was selected in the 1980 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians, whom he signed with.^[1]

Jeffcoat's professional playing career began in 1980 and ended in 1994, doing which he pitched in 283 games in Minor League Baseball, compiling an 85–59 win–loss record.^[2] At the Triple-A level, he had a 58–36 record with 3.91 earned run average (ERA) in 215 games (97 starts).^[2]

Jeffcoat pitched in 255 major-league games during parts of 10 seasons.^[3] He primarily pitched for the Texas Rangers, pitching 149 games (41 starts) for them during 1987–1992.^[3] He pitched to an overall MLB record of 25–26 with a 4.37 ERA, three complete games, and seven saves.^[3]

Coaching career

Jeffcoat was the head coach of Texas Wesleyan University from 2002 to 2018. He was terminated in early 2018 following publication of an email in which he stated that he didn't recruit players from the state of Colorado, due to Colorado's marijuana laws, as such players "have had trouble passing our drug test" while also stating "thank your liberal politicians."^[4] The university terminated Jeffcoat for "derogatory remarks".^[4]

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, he retired as manager of the team.^[5]

References

^ "Mike Jeffcoat". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mike Jeffcoat Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mike Jeffcoat Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Texas Wesleyan coach fired after refusing to recruit Colorado player over weed laws". WFAA. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^ @CRRBaseball (June 30, 2021). "Manager Mike Jeffcoat has elected to retire" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[retro-1] "Mike Jeffcoat". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[brm-2] "Mike Jeffcoat Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[br-3] "Mike Jeffcoat Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[term-4] "Texas Wesleyan coach fired after refusing to recruit Colorado player over weed laws". WFAA. Retrieved March 1, 2018.

[5] @CRRBaseball (June 30, 2021). "Manager Mike Jeffcoat has elected to retire" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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 * [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1992}})
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-'''James Michael Jeffcoat''' (born August 3, 1959), is a former professional baseball player and former coach who pitched in the [[Major League Baseball|Major Leagues]] from 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1992, and 1994. He played college baseball for [[Louisiana Tech]].
+'''James Michael Jeffcoat''' (born August 3, 1962) is an American retired [[professional baseball]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]], former head coach in [[college baseball]], and former professional player. He pitched in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) between 1983 and 1994 for four different teams.
-==Post-Baseball Career==
+==Playing career==
+Jeffcoat was first selected in the [[1977 Major League Baseball draft|1977 MLB draft]] by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], but did not sign. He played [[college baseball]] for [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball|Louisiana Tech]]. He was selected in the [[1980 Major League Baseball draft|1980 MLB draft]] by the [[Cleveland Indians]], whom he signed with.<ref name=retro>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/J/Pjeffm001.htm |title=Mike Jeffcoat |website=[[Retrosheet]] |accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref>
+Jeffcoat's professional playing career began in 1980 and ended in 1994, doing which he pitched in 283 games in [[Minor League Baseball]], compiling an 85–59 [[Win–loss record (pitching)|win–loss record]].<ref name=brm>{{cite news |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jeffco001jam |title=Mike Jeffcoat Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref> At the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] level, he had a 58–36 record with 3.91 [[earned run average]] (ERA) in 215 games (97 starts).<ref name=brm/>
-Jeffcoat was the head coach of [[Texas Wesleyan University]] beginning in 2002.
+Jeffcoat pitched in 255 major-league games during parts of 10 seasons.<ref name=br>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml |title=Mike Jeffcoat Stats |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref> He primarily pitched for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], pitching 149 games (41 starts) for them during 1987–1992.<ref name=br/> He pitched to an overall MLB record of 25–26 with a 4.37 ERA, three [[complete game]]s, and seven [[Save (baseball)|save]]s.<ref name=br/>
-On March 1st, 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 was considered politically motivated due to the inclusion of the phrase “thank your liberal politicians”, referring to the fact that Colorado legalized Marajauna for recreational use in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Colorado#Recreational_marijuana_(2012)|title=Cannabis in Colorado|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
+==Coaching career==
-On the same day, Wesleyan terminated Jeffcoat's contract with the university.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/texas-wesleyan-coach-fired-after-refusing-to-recruit-colorado-player-over-weed-laws/287-524279928|title=Texas Wesleyan coach fired after refusing to recruit Colorado player over weed laws|work=WFAA|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
+Jeffcoat was the head coach of [[Texas Wesleyan University]] from 2002 to 2018. He was terminated in early 2018 following publication of an email in which he stated that he didn't recruit players from the state of Colorado, due to [[Cannabis in Colorado|Colorado's marijuana laws]], as such players "have had trouble passing our drug test" while also stating "thank your liberal politicians."<ref name=term/> The university terminated Jeffcoat for "derogatory remarks".<ref name=term>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/texas-wesleyan-coach-fired-after-refusing-to-recruit-colorado-player-over-weed-laws/287-524279928|title=Texas Wesleyan coach fired after refusing to recruit Colorado player over weed laws|work=WFAA|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
+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, he retired as manager of the team.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1410342427030962181|user=CRRBaseball|title=Manager Mike Jeffcoat has elected to retire. |date=30 June 2021}}</ref>
-==External links==
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