Jeffrey Joseph Musselman (born June 21, 1963) is a former

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. He played for the

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and the

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from 1986 to 1990.

Career

Musselman graduated from

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and

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. In 1984, he played

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in the

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for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He was drafted in the sixth round of the

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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

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. He appeared in 20 games for the Mets in 1989, posting a 3–2 record with a 3.08 ERA.

Personal

After retiring as a player, Musselman remained in baseball as a vice-president in the offices of sports agent

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. Musselman has three daughters. His middle daughter is

Maddie Musselman Madeline Musselman (born June 16, 1998) is an American water polo player. Maddie was named Woman's water polo MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020ne Summer Olympics. She was one of the highest leading scorers with 18 goals. It i ...

, a 2 time Gold medalist in

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in Rio (2016) and Tokyo (2021).

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Jeff Musselman
at Baseball Almanac 1963 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Pennsylvania Central Regional High School alumni Harvard Crimson baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers New York Mets players Toronto Blue Jays players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players Dunedin Blue Jays players Knoxville Blue Jays players Medicine Hat Blue Jays players Syracuse Chiefs players Tacoma Tigers players Tidewater Tides players Ventura County Gulls players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub