Jeffrey Allan Ware (born November 11, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in parts of two seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1995 and 1996. During his time in the minor leagues with the Knoxville Smokies, Michael Jordan hit one of his three career home runs off of him.[1] In early 2015, he was named as the pitching coach for the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts.[2] In 2021, Ware was appointed to serve as the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons pitching coach.[3]
Jeff Ware | ||||||||||||||
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![]() Ware (left) with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Pitcher | ||||||||||||||
Born: (1970-11-11) November 11, 1970 (age 51) Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||
MLB debut | ||||||||||||||
September 2, 1995, for the Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | ||||||||||||||
July 7, 1996, for the Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 3–6 | |||||||||||||
Earned run average | 7.47 | |||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 29 | |||||||||||||
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Medals
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1991 Major League Baseball draft first round selections | |
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Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks | |
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