Jeff Duncan (baseball)
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kent State |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 111–59 |
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| Born |
December 9, 1978 Harvey, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 2003-2004 | New York Mets |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009 | Auburn (3B Coach/OF) |
| 2010–2013 | Purdue (Hitting/OF) |
| 2014–present | Kent State |
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Jeffrey Matthew Duncan (born December 9, 1978) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder. Duncan played for the New York Mets in 2003 and 2004. He hit and threw left-handed.
Duncan graduated from Lemont High School where he played baseball. He was chosen by the Chicago Cubs in the 41st round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Iowa State University instead. A year later, he transferred to Arizona State University. After a strong college career, he was drafted by the Mets in the 7th round of the 2000 draft, he agreed to a contract. His professional career started slowly with a batting average of .242 for the short-season A-level Pittsfield Mets in 2000 and only .217 with the A-level Capital City Bombers in 2001. He had few RBI in the two seasons, but registered 61 stolen bases. Duncan's hitting broke through in 2002 with an average close to .400 for two A-level teams leading all Mets Minor Leaguers.
In 2003, Duncan hit well at Double-A Binghamton. Duncan was called up to the majors and made his debut on May 20, 2003. After three games and one start, Duncan was back in Binghamton until mid-July. When he returned to the majors, he collected 12 hits in 11 games and his average stood at .400. This turned out to be the lone good hitting streak of his career. In August 2003, he hit .106 with no RBI and spent a short time with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. His .200 average in September was punctuated by the only three-hit game of his career.
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