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

Mike Jeffcoat
Jeffcoat with the Cleburne Railroaders in 2019
Pitcher/Manager
Born: (1959-08-03) August 3, 1959 (age 62) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 21, 1983, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	25–26
Earned run average	4.37
Strikeouts	242
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1983–1985) San Francisco Giants (1985) Texas Rangers (1987–1992) Florida Marlins (1994)

Coaching career

Jeffcoat was the head coach of Texas Wesleyan University from 2002 to 2018. 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. On the same day, Wesleyan terminated Jeffcoat's contract with the university. He is also a BAN alumni.[1]

On December 17, 2020, Jeffcoat was hired to be the manager of the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. On June 30, 2021, Jeffcoat retired as manager of the team.[2]

References

External links

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

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