Jeff Johnson Baseball player

William Jeffrey "Jeff" Johnson (born August 4, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played with the New York Yankees for his entire Major League career. Born in Durham, North Carolina, Johnson attended South Granville High School, then University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he played college baseball. He was only one of nine people from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to have played Major League Baseball. On June 1, 1988, Johnson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round (157th overall pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. He was listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) in height, and 200 lb. in weight. During his three year Major League Baseball career, Johnson batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He is currently the pitching coach for the West Virginia Power.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 04, 1966
Birth place
Durham North Carolina

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Baseball player

Career startJune 05, 1991
Career endJune 12, 1993
batting sideRight
former teams
New York Yankees
position
Pitcher
teams
New York Yankees
throwing sideLeft

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