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Jeff Frazier
American baseball player (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeffrey Michael Frazier (born August 10, 1982) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers in 2010.
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Amateur career
Frazier played on Toms River, New Jersey, little league teams that made the 1995 Little League World Series and 1996 Junior League World Series.[1] He attended Toms River High School South, where he was named The Star-Ledger's state player of the year in 2001.[1]
Frazier attended Rutgers University and played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team. In 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[2][3][4]
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers selected Frazier in the third round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Oneonta Tigers.
Seattle Mariners
On February 7, 2007, Frazier was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Yorman Bazardo.[6] He made 122 appearances split between the High-A High Desert Mavericks and Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, batting a combined .276/.327/.400 with eight home runs and 57 RBI.
Detroit Tigers (second stint)
On March 28, 2008, Frazier was traded back to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for future considerations.
On July 29, 2010, Frazier was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. On July 31, he recorded his first big league hit.[1] Frazier made nine appearances for Detroit, going 5-for-23 (.217) with one RBI and one walk. On November 4, Frazier was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens; he subsequently elected free agency.[7]
Later career
In 2011, he signed with the Washington Nationals organization with an invitation to Spring Training, but was ultimately sent down to their farm team, the Syracuse Chiefs. He spent the beginning of the 2012 season with Reynosa Broncos of the Mexican League before being placed on waivers and re–signing with the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple–A team of the Detroit Tigers. In 2012, he played for the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.[8]
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Personal life
His younger brother, Todd Frazier, has played in Major League Baseball. Jeff still lives in New Jersey and runs a baseball clinic called “Frazier Baseball” located in Toms River at the Toms River little league field known as Frazier Field with his older brother, Charlie.[citation needed] Jeff is currently a gym teacher at Toms River High School East.[citation needed]
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