Jeff Gardner

Not to be confused with Geoff Gardner.

Jeffrey Scott Gardner (born February 4, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He is the current manager for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was the starting second baseman for the San Diego Padres in 1993, and played parts of three other seasons for the Padres, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. After his playing career, Gardner was a manager in the Padres' minor league system from 2001 until 2003.

Jeff Gardner
Second baseman
Born: (1964-02-04) February 4, 1964 (age 61) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1991, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1994, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	26
Teams
New York Mets (1991) San Diego Padres (1992–1993) Montreal Expos (1994)

Gardner attended Orange Coast College. In 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.^[1][2] He was selected by the Houston Astros in the 14th round of the 1984 MLB Draft.

In 2014, he was listed as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks' professional scouting staff, based in Costa Mesa, California.