Brian Christopher Jeroloman (born May 10, 1985) is an

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coach and former

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, who is the current hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the

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. Listed at and , he bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Jeroloman spent 11 seasons at various levels of Minor League Baseball, playing for

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s of the

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, and

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Early years

Jeroloman attended Wellington High School in

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. He enrolled in the

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, where he played for the

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team.

Playing career

Toronto Blue Jays

Jeroloman was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2006 draft. He was added to the Blue Jays'

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after the 2010 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. He was called up to the major leagues on August 23, 2011, and, although he remained on the major league roster for the rest of the 2011 season (37 days), he did not appear in a major league game. Much later, it was revealed that Jeroloman was suffering from a sprained right wrist for at least part of his stay on the Blue Jays' active roster, but was never placed on the

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. Jeroloman's time on Toronto's active roster while failing to appear in a major league game make him a recent example of a "

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." Jeroloman was claimed off waivers by the

on November 18, 2011, but was

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on November 21. Toronto re-claimed him off waivers on November 23. Jeroloman opened the 2012 season playing with the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate, the

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. Jeroloman was assigned to the

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on August 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates

At the end of the 2012 season, Jeroloman became a free agent. On December 19, 2012, the

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announced they had signed Jeroloman to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to

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. On March 29, 2013, the Indians traded Jeroloman to the

in exchange for cash considerations. The Pirates assigned Jeroloman to their Triple-A affiliate, the

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Washington Nationals

On May 17, 2013, the Pirates traded Jeroloman to the

. On July 10, 2013, the Nationals sent Brian Bocock to the Pirates to complete the trade. On September 4, 2013, during a playoff game with the Double-A

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against the

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, Erie runne
Brandon Douglas
violently collided with Jeroloman while trying to score. Jeroloman was receiving a throw from second base when Douglas ran in to him. Jeroloman was hospitalized in

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after the collision; he suffered a cut on his chin and was dazed. Douglas suffered an injured shoulder, which had hit Jeroloman's neck and throat in the home plate collision. Jeroloman signed a minor league contract with an invitation to the Nationals' 2014 major league spring training camp on December 2, 2013. He played for Harrisburg in 2014. Jeroloman signed a minor league contract with the Nationals on January 15, 2015. He was assigned to Harrisburg on April 25. During the 2016 offseason, Jeroloman signed a new minor league contract with Washington. He spend the 2016 season with Harrisburg and the Triple-A

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. He has not played professional baseball since the 2016 season. In 11 seasons of minor league baseball, Jeroloman played in 773 games, batting .232 with 32 home runs and 266 RBIs.

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