Jeff Duncan (baseball)

Jeff Duncan
Duncan with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007
Kent State Golden Flashes
Head Coach
Born: (1978-12-09) December 9, 1978 (age 45) Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 20, 2003, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 5, 2004, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.182
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	15
NCAA statistics (through May 19, 2023)
Managerial record	321–194
Winning %	.623
Teams
As player New York Mets (2003–2004) As coach Auburn (3B Coach/OF) (2009) Purdue (Recruiting/Hitting/OF) (2010–2013) Kent State (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards
As Coach: 3× East Division Championships (2015, 2016, 2017) MAC Conference Championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2023) MAC Tournament championships (2014, 2018) NCAA tournaments (2014, 2018) 4× MAC Coach Of The Year (2016, 2017, 2018, 2023) Chuck Tanner College Coach Of The Year (2018)

Jeffrey Matthew Duncan (born December 9, 1978) is an American baseball coach and former Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Mets. He is the head baseball coach at Kent State University. Duncan played college baseball at Iowa State University in 1998 before transferring to Arizona State University from 1999 to 2000 to play for coach Pat Murphy. After a standout college career, he would be drafted in the 7th round in 2000 by the New York Mets. He then played in the Major Leagues for the New York Mets in 2003 and 2004. Duncan also played in the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue-Jays organizations. He hit and threw left-handed.