Jeff Guiel (born January 12, 1974) is a

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former

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outfielder. Guiel is a graduate of

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and was a two time all American. He was inducted into the Oklahoma state Hall of Fame in 2015. Jeff was voted by NCAA as one of the top nine players to play baseball at Oklahoma state. He was a draft pick of the

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and first played with the

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in 1997,

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in 1998, then the

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in 1999 and 2000, the

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and

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in both 2001 and 2002 and again with Salt Lake in 2003, completing his active playing career with the Blue Jays triple A team

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in 2004. He was with Team Canada at the

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in Athens, Greece, which finished in fourth place. He is the younger brother of former

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and

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outfielder

Aaron Guiel Aaron Colin Guiel (; born October 5, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. Career Minor leagues and Mexico Guiel was drafted out of Kwantlen College by the California Angels in the 21st round of the 1992 Major League Base ...

. He now coaches Lynn Valley Little League 9 selects

References

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