Mike Jeffcoat

James Michael Jeffcoat (born August 3, 1959), is an American former professional baseball player and also a former coach who pitched in the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1992, and 1994 who is the manager of the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech.

Mike Jeffcoat
Cleburne Railroaders
Pitcher/Manager
Born: (1959-08-03) August 3, 1959
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 21, 1983, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record25–26
Earned run average4.37
Strikeouts242
Teams

Coaching career

Jeffcoat was the head coach of Texas Wesleyan University from 2002 to 2018. On March 1, 2018, an email written by Jeffcoat to a potential recruit began circulating. In the email, he claims that recruits from Colorado are likely to have problems with drugs and thus rejected the recruit without a proper try-out. The move was considered politically motivated due to the inclusion of the phrase "thank your liberal politicians", referring to the fact that Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012. On the same day, Wesleyan terminated Jeffcoat's contract with the university.[1]

References
  1. "Texas Wesleyan coach fired after refusing to recruit Colorado player over weed laws". WFAA. Retrieved 2018-03-01.


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