Mike Jeffcoat

James Michael Jeffcoat (born August 3, 1959), is a former professional baseball player and also a former coach who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1992, and 1994. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech.

Post-Baseball Career

Jeffcoat was the head coach of Texas Wesleyan University beginning in 2002.

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.^[1]

On the same day, Wesleyan terminated Jeffcoat's contract with the university.^[2]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube

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