Jeff Bennett (baseball)
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Bennett with the Tampa Bay Rays
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Born: June 10, 1980 Donelson, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2004, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 2009, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 8–17 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.30 | ||
| Strikeouts | 154 | ||
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David Jeffrey "Jeff" Bennett (born June 10, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and Tampa Bay Rays.
Jeff Bennett grew up in Brush Creek, Tennessee, and was an all-state pitcher for Gordonsville High School. He holds the school's career home run record.
Bennett was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 19th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. He played his first professional season with the Rookie Gulf Coast League Pirates in 1998. In 13 games, he compiled a 2–4 win–loss record with a 4.63 earned run average (ERA). He advanced through the Pirates' minor league system, playing as high as Triple-A with the Nashville Sounds of the Pacific Coast League in 2003.
In December 2003, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired Bennett in the Rule 5 draft from Pittsburgh. He made his major league debut on April 6, 2004, against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium and he gave up 2 hits in 1 1⁄3 innings. With the Brewers, Bennett went 1–5 with a 4.79 ERA in 60 appearances. He was well known for keeping the brim of his baseball cap almost completely flat and wearing it so low that the bill was slightly above his eyes.
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