Juden was one of the top high school pitching prospects in the nation after his senior season, leading Salem High School to the Massachusetts state championship in 1989. He was a High School All-American and was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic spring highlighted player. The Houston Astros selected him with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft.
Juden began his professional career by going 10-0 in his first 10 starts with the Osceola Astros of the Class-AFlorida State League, and he was selected to the FSL All-Star Team before getting moved up to the AA Columbus Mudcats in 1990. In 1991 and 1993 Juden was a part of 2 PCL Championship teams as a member of the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League. Juden made his major league debut on September 15, 1991, becoming the youngest active player in baseball that year when he appeared in relief of Chris Gardner in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Despite his early promise, Juden battled some injuries early on in his career when he had elbow surgery during his stint with the Phillies from 1994-95. He started his MLB career 3-11. After his surgery, Juden went on to have a 24-21 record from 1996 on until his release by the New York Yankees in the spring of 2000. His best season was 1997 when he was the National League Pitcher of the Week, beating Roger Clemens in front of a record crowd on Canada Day in Toronto. Juden pitched 1611⁄3 innings for the Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians that year, compiling an 11–6 record with 136 strikeouts and a 4.46 ERA, and winning an American League Championship in Cleveland.
Juden was involved in a large number of trades throughout the course of his career. He and closer Doug Jones were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1993 season in exchange for Mitch Williams. In 1995, he and prospect Tommy Eason went to the San Francisco Giants for infielder Mike Benjamin. Two years later, Juden moved from the Montreal Expos to the Indians for reliever Steve Kline at the trading deadline, and after that season ended, he and Marquis Grissom went to the Milwaukee Brewers, in a deal for Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, and Ron Villone. This deal was enveloped in controversy after it became clear that McDonald had suffered a career-ending shoulder injury shortly before it had been completed.
Juden last pitched in the major leagues in 1999 as a member of the 1999 World Series Champion New York Yankees.[1] He retired after that season, and an attempt at a comeback in 2004 with the Nashua Pride of the independent Atlantic League proved unsuccessful. He ended his career with a 27–32 record, 441 strikeouts, and a 4.81 ERA in 533 career major league innings.
Personal lifeEdit
Since retiring from baseball, Juden has been coaching Little League, Babe Ruth League, and 1 year in the Prospect League with the inaugural season of the Hannibal Cavemen as their pitching coach. He has two sons, Fredrick and Dalton, who enjoy playing baseball and basketball.
In 2002, Juden wrote, recorded, and co-produced his first album with Keith Ridenhour at Ridenhour Studios in South Florida. The CD was mastered by Dan O'Brien. The CD is titled Anything You Want To Be. The CD wasn't publicly released until 2012 by cdbaby.com.[2][3]
ReferencesEdit
^Olney, Buster (5 March 2000). "Wild Start May Finish Juden's Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^Our Mission 2013-04-03 at the Wayback Machine from Make-A-Wish Foundation website
^"Jeff Juden's making music for a greater cause". 10 November 2012.
External linksEdit
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Jeff Juden news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jeffrey Daniel Juden born January 19 1971 is an American former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants Montreal Expos Cleveland Indians Milwaukee Brewers Anaheim Angels and New York Yankees Jeff JudenPitcherBorn 1971 01 19 January 19 1971 age 52 Salem Massachusetts U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 15 1991 for the Houston AstrosLast MLB appearanceOctober 3 1999 for the New York YankeesMLB statisticsWin loss record27 32Earned run average4 81Strikeouts441TeamsHouston Astros 1991 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 1994 1995 San Francisco Giants 1996 Montreal Expos 1996 1997 Cleveland Indians 1997 Milwaukee Brewers 1998 Anaheim Angels 1998 New York Yankees 1999 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditJuden was one of the top high school pitching prospects in the nation after his senior season leading Salem High School to the Massachusetts state championship in 1989 He was a High School All American and was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year and Boston Globe All Scholastic spring highlighted player The Houston Astros selected him with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft Juden began his professional career by going 10 0 in his first 10 starts with the Osceola Astros of the Class A Florida State League and he was selected to the FSL All Star Team before getting moved up to the AA Columbus Mudcats in 1990 In 1991 and 1993 Juden was a part of 2 PCL Championship teams as a member of the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League Juden made his major league debut on September 15 1991 becoming the youngest active player in baseball that year when he appeared in relief of Chris Gardner in a game against the Cincinnati Reds Despite his early promise Juden battled some injuries early on in his career when he had elbow surgery during his stint with the Phillies from 1994 95 He started his MLB career 3 11 After his surgery Juden went on to have a 24 21 record from 1996 on until his release by the New York Yankees in the spring of 2000 His best season was 1997 when he was the National League Pitcher of the Week beating Roger Clemens in front of a record crowd on Canada Day in Toronto Juden pitched 1611 3 innings for the Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians that year compiling an 11 6 record with 136 strikeouts and a 4 46 ERA and winning an American League Championship in Cleveland Juden was involved in a large number of trades throughout the course of his career He and closer Doug Jones were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1993 season in exchange for Mitch Williams In 1995 he and prospect Tommy Eason went to the San Francisco Giants for infielder Mike Benjamin Two years later Juden moved from the Montreal Expos to the Indians for reliever Steve Kline at the trading deadline and after that season ended he and Marquis Grissom went to the Milwaukee Brewers in a deal for Mike Fetters Ben McDonald and Ron Villone This deal was enveloped in controversy after it became clear that McDonald had suffered a career ending shoulder injury shortly before it had been completed Juden last pitched in the major leagues in 1999 as a member of the 1999 World Series Champion New York Yankees 1 He retired after that season and an attempt at a comeback in 2004 with the Nashua Pride of the independent Atlantic League proved unsuccessful He ended his career with a 27 32 record 441 strikeouts and a 4 81 ERA in 533 career major league innings Personal life EditSince retiring from baseball Juden has been coaching Little League Babe Ruth League and 1 year in the Prospect League with the inaugural season of the Hannibal Cavemen as their pitching coach He has two sons Fredrick and Dalton who enjoy playing baseball and basketball In 2002 Juden wrote recorded and co produced his first album with Keith Ridenhour at Ridenhour Studios in South Florida The CD was mastered by Dan O Brien The CD is titled Anything You Want To Be The CD wasn t publicly released until 2012 by cdbaby com 2 3 References Edit Olney Buster 5 March 2000 Wild Start May Finish Juden s Bid The New York Times Retrieved 30 May 2010 Our Mission Archived 2013 04 03 at the Wayback Machine from Make A Wish Foundation website Jeff Juden s making music for a greater cause 10 November 2012 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or RetrosheetHonorary titlesPreceded bySteve Avery1990 Youngest Player in theNational League1991 Succeeded byMelvin Nieves1992 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Juden amp oldid 1163144403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
