Jeffrey Dean Twitty (born November 10, 1957) is a former

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who played for one season. He pitched for the

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for 13 games during the 1980 season. Twitty attended Anderson College and the University of South Carolina. At South Carolina, he set a single-season school record with 10 saves. In 1978, he played

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with the

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of the

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, was named a league all-star, and helped Hyannis win the league title. He was selected by the Royals in the 25th round of the 1979 MLB Draft.

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