Jeffrey Thomas Fischer (born August 17, 1963) is a former
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He pitched in 6 games for the
Montreal Expos
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and
Los Angeles Dodgers
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in the 1987 and 1989 seasons.
Fischer was born in
West Palm Beach, Florida
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.
Fischer graduated from the
University of Florida
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with a
bachelor's degree
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in telecommunications in 1986. In 1984, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Falmouth Commodores
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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.
See also
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Florida Gators
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*
List of Florida Gators baseball players
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References
External links
1963 births
Living people
Albuquerque Dukes players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Florida Gators baseball players
Falmouth Commodores players
Indianapolis Indians players
Jacksonville Expos players
Los Angeles Dodgers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Montreal Expos players
Vero Beach Dodgers players
West Palm Beach Expos players
Baseball players from West Palm Beach, Florida
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