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Jeff Schaefer

b. 1960

American baseball player

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Born 1960. Jeff Schaefer is an American baseball player.

Jeffrey Scott Schaefer (born May 31, 1960) is an American former professional baseball utility infielder. He played all or parts of five seasons in the majors between and . Of the 225 games Schaefer played in the majors, about half were at shortstop, with most of the rest at third base (81) or second base (25).

Schaefer played college baseball for the University of Maryland Terrapins. He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team in 1981. The Baltimore Orioles drafted him in the 12th round of the 1981 MLB draft. He played in the minors for the Orioles, California Angels, and Los Angeles Dodgers before signing with the Chicago White Sox in November 1987. He hit .206 in his first year with the Mariners. Schaefer had his best offensive season in 1991, setting career highs with a .250 batting average, one home run, 11 RBI, and 84 games played. He hit his second and final MLB home run on April 15, 1992 against the White Sox. He became a free agent after that season.

After spending the 1993 season in Triple-A, Schaefer signed with Baltimore before the 1994 season. He was released in May and signed with the Oakland Athletics. He played in 6 more MLB games before he requested being sent back to the minors before the start of the players' strike. He retired after that season.

Post-playing career Schaefer was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island, New York in 2010.

Schaefer co-founded Advocacy Baseball Consultants, which helps high school baseball players get recruited by colleges.

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University of Maryland, Patchogue-Medford High School
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Jeffrey Scott Schaefer

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American baseball player

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Jeff Schaefer was born on 31 May 1960 in Patchogue.

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Jeff Schaefer is American.

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· Wikipedia: Jeff Schaefer

· Wikidata: Q16193843

· DBpedia: Jeff Schaefer

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