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Eric James Helfand (born March 25, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics from 1993 to 1995. He was later signed to a minor league contract by the Cleveland Indians after the 1995 season,[1] and was eventually signed to another minor league contract to the Anaheim Angels in 1998 and participated in spring training.[2]

Eric Helfand
Catcher
Born: (1969-03-25) March 25, 1969 (age 53) Erie, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.171
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	9
Teams
Oakland Athletics (1993–1995)

He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, and attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California, University of Nebraska at Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.[3] He is Jewish, and appeared in a 2003 Jewish Sports Review of All Time Jewish Major Leaguers.[4][5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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