Jeffrey Joseph Musselman (born June 21, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets from 1986 to 1990.

Jeff Musselman
Pitcher
Born: (1963-06-21) June 21, 1963 (age 61)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 2, 1986, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 7, 1990, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record23–15
Earned run average4.31
Strikeouts125
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Career

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Musselman graduated from Central Regional High School in Bayville, New Jersey, and Harvard University.[1] In 1984, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[2]

He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Blue Jays. His best season in the majors was 1987, when he appeared in 68 games for Toronto, posting a 12–5 record with a 4.15 ERA at 54 strikeouts in 89 innings of work.

On July 31, 1989, he was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with minor leaguer Mike Brady to the New York Mets for Mookie Wilson. He appeared in 20 games for the Mets in 1989, posting a 3–2 record with a 3.08 ERA.

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After retiring as a player, Musselman remained in baseball as a vice-president in the offices of sports agent Scott Boras.[3] Musselman has three daughters. His middle daughter is Maddie Musselman, a 3 time Olympian (Paris, 2024) and 2 time Gold medalist in water polo at the Summer Olympics in Rio (2016) and Tokyo (2021).

References

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  1. ^ Joe Sexton (August 8, 1989). "A Bright Outlook For New Met Reliever". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Christian Red (April 28, 2018). "As MLB evolves, an inside look at how Scott Boras - baseball's super agent - remains at top of the game". nydailynews.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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