Jeffrey Allan Ware (born November 11, 1970) is an American former
professional baseball
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pitcher
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who currently serves as the
bullpen
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coach for the
Toronto Blue Jays
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). He also played in parts of two seasons with the Blue Jays in 1995 and 1996.
Ware attended
First Colonial High School
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Demographics
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*Male - 48.7%
*Female - 51.3% ...
in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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, and
Old Dominion University
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, where he played
college baseball
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for the
Old Dominion Monarchs
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.
During his time in the minor leagues with the
Knoxville Smokies
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,
Michael Jordan
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hit one of his three career home runs off of him. In early 2015, he was named as the pitching coach for the Class-A
Lansing Lugnuts
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The Midwe ...
. In 2021, Ware was appointed to serve as the
Triple-A Buffalo Bisons
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pitching coach. On July 13, 2022, Ware was promoted by the Blue Jays to interim manager of the Bisons, after
Casey Candaele
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was promoted to interim bench coach of the Blue Jays following the firing of
Charlie Montoyo
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. On July 29, Ware was appointed interim manager of the Bisons for the rest of the season.
On January 31, 2023, Ware was named as the new bullpen coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
1970 births
Living people
Aberdeen Arsenal players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Atlantic City Surf players
Baseball players from Norfolk, Virginia
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) managers
Cardenales de Lara players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Dunedin Blue Jays players
Jackson Senators players
Knoxville Smokies players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Old Dominion Monarchs baseball players
Syracuse Chiefs players
Toronto Blue Jays players
Tucson Toros players
Tyler Roughnecks players
Pan American Games medalists in baseball
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
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