| Jeff Stevens | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 5, 1983 Berkeley, California |
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| National league debut | |||
| July 10, 2009, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last National league appearance | |||
| April 22, 2011, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.27 | ||
| Strikeouts | 28 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
| Representing |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 2008 Beijing | Team | |
| Baseball World Cup | ||
| 2007 Tianmu | National team | |
Jeffrey Allen Stevens (born September 5, 1983) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher who is currently an area scout for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. During his active career, he worked in 33 MLB games pitched, all in relief, for the 2009–2011 Chicago Cubs. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
Stevens was born in Berkeley, California. He graduated from Campolindo High School in Moraga, California.
Stevens started, and relieved at Loyola Marymount College in Los Angeles, California from 2003-05. While at LMU, Stevens recorded back-to-back All-Conference honors in 2004 and 2005. Over his three-year stint as an LMU Lion, Stevens recorded a 14-10 record with a 4.43 ERA in 64 appearances, 30 of them starts.
Stevens was drafted by the Reds in the sixth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
Stevens made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs in 2005, going 4-4 with a 2.98 ERA.
Stevens started 2006 with the Single-A Dayton Dragons. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians as the player to be named later in the Brandon Phillips trade. He was assigned to Single-A Lake County Captains where he spent the remainder of the 2006 season.