Jeff Gardner | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Newport Beach, California, U.S. | February 4, 1964|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 1991, for the New York Mets | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 4, 1994, for the Montreal Expos | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .246 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 26 |
Teams | |
Jeffrey Scott Gardner (born February 4, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He was the starting second baseman for the San Diego Padres in 1993, and played parts of three other seasons for the Padres, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. After his playing career, Gardner was a manager in the Padres' minor league system from 2001 until 2003.
Gardner attended Orange Coast College. In 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1][2] He was selected by the Houston Astros in the 14th round of the 1984 MLB Draft.
In 2014, he was listed as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks' professional scouting staff, based in Costa Mesa, California.