McKnight's professional career overall spanned 16 years. Originally drafted by the Mets in 1983, he finished his career in 1998 with the independent Newark Bears. He batted .171 in 16 appearances with the Orioles and .383 in 22 games for the Rochester Red Wings during the 1991 season before his release on October 16 of that year.[2]
He died in 2015 at the age of 52 due to leukemia, a disease he was battling for 10 years.[3]
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jeff, mcknight, jefferson, alan, mcknight, february, 1963, march, 2015, american, utility, major, league, baseball, played, york, mets, baltimore, orioles, parts, seasons, spanning, 1989, 1994, mcknight, able, play, positions, except, center, field, pitcher, m. Jefferson Alan McKnight February 18 1963 March 1 2015 was an American utility man in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles in parts of six seasons spanning 1989 1994 McKnight was able to play all positions except center field and pitcher making the largest number of appearances as a first baseman with 39 He was the son of former major league player Jim McKnight Jeff McKnightUtility playerBorn 1963 02 18 February 18 1963Conway Arkansas U S Died March 1 2015 2015 03 01 aged 52 Bee Branch Arkansas U S Batted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutJune 6 1989 for the New York MetsLast MLB appearanceAugust 11 1994 for the New York MetsMLB statisticsBatting average 254Home runs12Runs batted in68TeamsNew York Mets 1989 1992 1994 Baltimore Orioles 1990 1991 McKnight played college baseball at Westark Community College which later became the University of Arkansas Fort Smith 1 McKnight s professional career overall spanned 16 years Originally drafted by the Mets in 1983 he finished his career in 1998 with the independent Newark Bears He batted 171 in 16 appearances with the Orioles and 383 in 22 games for the Rochester Red Wings during the 1991 season before his release on October 16 of that year 2 He died in 2015 at the age of 52 due to leukemia a disease he was battling for 10 years 3 See also editList of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences edit Jeff McKnight Stats amp Scouting Report Baseball America Orioles cut trio off roster The Baltimore Sun Thursday October 17 1991 Retrieved December 7 2021 New York Daily News March 2 2015 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or Pura Pelota Venezuelan Winter League permanent dead link nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball infielder is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff McKnight amp oldid 1191988914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
