Jeff Innis

Jeffrey David Innis (July 5, 1962 – January 30, 2022) was an American baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "I-Man", He was one of two children of Peter Innis and June (Enos), who both worked as teachers. Innis attended Eisenhower High School in his hometown. He went on to study at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and earned a psychology degree. He made his MLB debut on May 16, 1987, at the age of 24, He also made the only start of his major league career on May 26 that year, He subsequently posted a 3.16 earned run average (ERA) and 28 strikeouts over innings pitched in his first MLB season.

Personal life Innis married Kelly McNee on November 21, 1992. They met while they were studying at the University of Illinois, where she was an All-America cross-country and indoor-track runner. They divorced in around 2005, but remained on friendly terms. His family set up a page on GoFundMe to bring him home to Atlanta to spend his final days. He died later that month on January 30 in Dawsonville, Georgia. He was 59 years old.