Jeremy Ross Jeffress was born on September 21,1987 and is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
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26 Facts About Jeremy Jeffress
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Jeremy Jeffress has played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs.
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In 2008, Jeremy Jeffress started on the Brevard County Manatees' roster on the restricted list.
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Jeremy Jeffress began the 2009 season with Huntsville, but struggled and was sent back to Brevard County in May 2009.
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On July 1,2010, Jeremy Jeffress was called up to Class A-Advanced Brevard County, where he continued to throw out of the bullpen.
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Jeremy Jeffress was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1,2010.
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Jeremy Jeffress made his major league debut that evening, pitching one scoreless inning.
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On December 18,2010, Jeremy Jeffress was traded to the Kansas City Royals with Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, and Jake Odorizzi for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt.
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In spring training in 2011, Jeremy Jeffress led the major leagues in wild pitches, with five in 11 innings.
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Jeremy Jeffress was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on April 6,2013 after pitching in one game.
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Jeremy Jeffress opened the 2014 season on the major league roster, where he struggled mightly after showing flashes the year prior.
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Jeremy Jeffress was designated for assignment after the game on April 4,2014.
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Jeremy Jeffress signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on April 18,2014.
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Jeremy Jeffress continued his success from last season in his new role, posting a 2.
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In 2016, Jeremy Jeffress was slated to be Milwaukee's setup man to closer Will Smith but before spring training could begin, Jeremy Jeffress was named closer when Smith suffered a knee injury.
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Jeremy Jeffress made 9 appearances following the trade, posting a 4.
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In 2018, Jeremy Jeffress returned to his former setup man role, with Corey Knebel following him.
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On July 12,2018, Jeremy Jeffress was named to his first All-Star team as a replacement for Sean Doolittle.
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Jeremy Jeffress began the 2019 season with the Brewers Triple-A affiliate, the San Antonio Missions, after suffering a shoulder injury in spring training.
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On January 28,2020, Jeremy Jeffress was signed by the Chicago Cubs for a one-year, $850,000 major league contract, with the possibility he could earn an additional $200,000 based on games pitched.
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Jeremy Jeffress was one of the Cubs' three nominees for the 2020 All-MLB Team and was a finalist for the NL Reliever of the Year award.
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On February 22,2021, Jeremy Jeffress signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.
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On March 18,2022, Jeremy Jeffress signed with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Mexican League.
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In late June 2013 while with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, Jeremy Jeffress was diagnosed with juvenile epilepsy, which gave an explanation to the high anxiety and seizures that he had experienced through most of his adult life.
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