Joseph Henry Joe Lefebvre is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
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18 Facts About Joe Lefebvre
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Joe Lefebvre played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as an outfielder.
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Joe Lefebvre currently serves as senior advisor for scouting for the San Francisco Giants.
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Joe Lefebvre attended Concord High School and Eckerd College, playing with future Giants general manager Brian Sabean at both schools.
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Joe Lefebvre was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1977 draft on the advice of scout Andy Michael.
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Joe Lefebvre began his professional career with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees, and by the end of 1977 he had already been promoted to the Double-A West Haven Yankees.
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Joe Lefebvre returned to West Haven in 1979, where he had a breakout season.
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Joe Lefebvre led the Eastern League champion Yankees in all three triple crown categories, batting.
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Yankees had lost regular center fielder Ruppert Jones to injury, and Joe Lefebvre was summoned from the minor leagues to replace him.
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Joe Lefebvre continued to start on and off for the next few weeks, playing both right and left field, sharing time in the outfield with Reggie Jackson and Bobby Murcer.
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Joe Lefebvre looked to have a good chance at breaking camp with the Yankees in 1981, but with just a few days left in spring training he was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Ruppert Jones and two pitchers for John Pacella and Jerry Mumphrey, who was tabbed as the Yankees' new starting center fielder.
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Joe Lefebvre started twice, delivering an RBI double in Game 4, as the Phillies lost in five games.
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Joe Lefebvre began the 1984 season as part of a right field platoon with Lezcano, getting the lion's share of the playing time as a left-handed hitter.
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In 1987, Joe Lefebvre was given a coaching job in the Phillies' organization.
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Joe Lefebvre stayed with the Yankees organization from 1990 to 1995, where he served as both coach and roving hitting instructor.
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Joe Lefebvre was named to his current position of senior scouting advisor in 2011.
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In 2015, Joe Lefebvre stepped down as hitting coach and returned to his previous role of senior advisor for scouting.
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