Jeff Austin | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1976 |
Birth Place: | San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 26 |
Debutyear: | 2001 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Royals |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 28 |
Finalyear: | 2003 |
Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 2–3 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 6.75 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 55 |
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Jeffrey Wellington Austin (born October 19, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Kansas City Royals from 2001 to 2002 and the Cincinnati Reds in 2003.During a game against the Atlanta Braves on May 28, 2003, in what turned out to be his final appearance in the major leagues, Austin gave up 3 consecutive home runs to start the game, only the second time this had happened in Major League Baseball history.[1]
Austin attended Stanford University, and in 1996 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected by the Royals in the first round of the 1998 MLB Draft.