James Michael Jeffcoat (born August 3, 1959), is an American former professional baseball player and also a former coach who pitched in

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(MLB) from 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1992, and 1994. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech.

Coaching career

Jeffcoat was the head coach of

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from 2002 to 2018. On March 1, 2018, an email written by Jeffcoat to a potential recruit began circulating. In the email, he claims that recruits from

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are likely to have problems with drugs and thus rejected the recruit without a proper try-out. The move was considered politically motivated due to the inclusion of the phrase "thank your liberal politicians", referring to the fact that Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012. On the same day, Wesleyan terminated Jeffcoat's contract with the university. He is also a BAN alumni. On December 17, 2020, Jeffcoat was hired to be the manager of the

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of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. On June 30, 2021, Jeffcoat retired as manager of the team.

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