Ryan Jeffers

Ryan Michael Jeffers (born June 3, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ryan Jeffers
Minnesota Twins – No. 27
Catcher
Born: (1997-06-03) June 3, 1997
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2020, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.273
Home runs3
Runs batted in7
Teams

Career

Jeffers attended Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] In 2016, his senior year, he hit .398 with two home runs.[2] Undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he walked-on their baseball team.

In 2017, Jeffer's freshman year at UNCW, he appeared in only 13 games, but hit .348 with one home run and five RBIs.[3] That summer, he played in the Coastal Plain League for the Wilmington Sharks.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 52 of 53 games and batted .328 with ten home runs and 32 RBIs,[5] earning First-Team All-CAA honors.[6] After the season, he played for the Upper Valley Nighthawks of the New England Collegiate Baseball League[7][8] where he earned All-Star honors.[9] In 2018, Jeffer's junior season at UNCW, he slashed .315/.460/.635 with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs over 62 starts,[10] earning a First-Team All-CAA selection for the second consecutive year.[11] Following the season, he was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Jeffers signed with the Twins and made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins[19] and was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in July.[20][21] Over 64 games between the two clubs, he slashed .344/.444/.502 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs.[19][22] In 2019, he began the year with the Fort Myers Miracle, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star,[23] before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in July, with whom he finished the season.[24][25] Playing in 103 total games with both teams, Jeffers batted .264/.341/421 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs.

On August 20, 2020, Jeffers’ contract was selected by the Twins to the active roster.[26] He made his major league debut that day against the Milwaukee Brewers, getting two hits including one RBI in three at-bats in a successful 7-1 win.[27]

References

  1. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article19195095.html
  2. "Ryan Jeffers - Baseball - UNC Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. Live, Long (November 14, 2019). "Article: Catching Up With Ryan Jeffers - Twins Minor League Talk". Twins Daily. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. "Wilmington Sharks' Jeffers prepares to always be on the move - News - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. Alex Riley StarNews Staff. "UNCW baseball picked as CAA favorites - Sports - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. https://www.wect.com/story/35499284/uncws-golden-and-royalty-take-home-caa-top-honors/
  7. https://www.vnews.com/Nighthawks-Notes-Changes-to-Maxfield-Fan-Experience-Pause-Headed-to-Saint-Michael-s-Thetford-s-Chaput-Joins-the-Coaching-Staff-17941938
  8. "Seahawks Heading To Summer Assignments - UNC Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  9. MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press / November 18, 2019. "Ten All-Stars On Display as Nighthawks, Mountaineers Split Twin Bill". Mychamplainvalley.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. StarNews Staff (June 5, 2018). "UNCW's Jeffers selected in MLB Draft - Sports - The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro, NC". The Courier-Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. https://www.wect.com/story/38251039/seven-seahawks-earn-all-caa-baseball-recognition/
  12. https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20180606/uncw-players-ready-for-next-step-after-mlb-draft
  13. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/twins-select-two-on-first-day-of-draft-279832238
  14. https://www.wect.com/story/38357028/minnesota-twins-draft-uncw-catcher-ryan-jeffers-in-2nd-round/
  15. https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/06/05/uncws-ryan-jeffers-tabbed-by-twins-in-second-round-of-mlb-draft/
  16. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/twins-ryan-jeffers-lands-with-twins-in-second-round/
  17. https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20180605/uncws-jeffers-selected-in-mlb-draft
  18. https://www.fayobserver.com/sports/20180605/uncws-jeffers-selected-in-mlb-draft?template=ampart
  19. https://theathletic.com/505211/2018/09/04/ryan-jeffers-twins-catcher-second-round-pick-cedar-rapids-wilmington/
  20. https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/02/second-rounder-ryan-jeffers-laying-quick-claim-to-twins-catcher-of-the-future/
  21. https://www.milb.com/cedar-rapids/news/ryan-jeffers-joins-kernels-from-elizabethton/c-287109576
  22. https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/06/five-things-to-know-as-twins-minor-league-camp-gets-underway/
  23. https://www.milb.com/fort-myers/news/miracle-lead-fsl-with-eight-all-stars/c-307451140
  24. https://www.milb.com/pensacola/news/top-prospects-duran-and-jeffers-promoted-to-pensacola/c-309398008
  25. https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/07/26/former-uncw-catcher-ryan-jeffers-called-up-to-double-a/
  26. https://www.twincities.com/2020/08/20/twins-promote-catcher-ryan-jeffers-to-make-major-league-debut/
  27. https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/former-wahoo-jeffers-makes-big-league-debut/
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