1966
Born June 27, 1966
Tacoma, WA, USA
Jeff Conine Marquee
b. June 27, 1966 · Kansas City Royals 1990, 1992, 1998, Florida Marlins 1993–1997, 2003–2005, Baltimore Orioles 1999–2003, 2006, Philadelphia Phillies 2006, Cincinnati Reds 2007, New York Mets 2007
Florida took him from Kansas City in the 1992 expansion draft, and he played every game of the club's first season. He was there for the 1997 World Series it won, was traded away that winter, and was brought back in August 2003 in time to win the second one.
Seventeen seasons gave him 1,982 hits, 214 home runs, 1,071 runs batted in, 385 doubles and a .285 average, with two All-Star selections. He was the most valuable player of the 1995 All-Star Game, having come off the bench and homered in his only at bat.
He was a nationally ranked racquetball player before baseball and has played professionally in it since. The Marlins retired nothing for him but call him Mr. Marlin in the official material, which is unusual for a club that has sold off two championship rosters. The 2013 ballot gave him no votes.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| All-Star Game MVP | 1 | 1995 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 1995 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | KCR | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 1992 | KCR | 28 | 91 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 0 | .253 |
| 1993 | FLA | 162 | 595 | 75 | 174 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 79 | 52 | 135 | 2 | .292 |
| 1994 | FLA | 115 | 451 | 60 | 144 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 82 | 40 | 92 | 1 | .319 |
| 1995 | FLA | 133 | 483 | 72 | 146 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 105 | 66 | 94 | 2 | .302 |
| 1996 | FLA | 157 | 597 | 84 | 175 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 95 | 62 | 121 | 1 | .293 |
| 1997 | FLA | 151 | 405 | 46 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 61 | 57 | 89 | 2 | .242 |
| 1998 | KCR | 93 | 309 | 30 | 79 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 68 | 3 | .256 |
| 1999 | BAL | 139 | 444 | 54 | 129 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 30 | 40 | 0 | .291 |
| 2000 | BAL | 119 | 409 | 53 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 36 | 53 | 4 | .284 |
| 2001 | BAL | 139 | 524 | 75 | 163 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 97 | 64 | 75 | 12 | .311 |
| 2002 | BAL | 116 | 451 | 44 | 123 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 63 | 25 | 66 | 8 | .273 |
| 2003 | BAL/FLA | 149 | 577 | 88 | 163 | 36 | 3 | 20 | 95 | 50 | 70 | 5 | .282 |
| 2004 | FLA | 140 | 521 | 55 | 146 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 83 | 48 | 78 | 5 | .280 |
| 2005 | FLA | 131 | 335 | 42 | 102 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 38 | 58 | 2 | .304 |
| 2006 | BAL/PHI | 142 | 489 | 54 | 131 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 66 | 40 | 65 | 3 | .268 |
| 2007 | CIN/NYM | 101 | 256 | 25 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 36 | 4 | .254 |
| Career | — | 2024 | 6957 | 870 | 1982 | 385 | 36 | 214 | 1071 | 671 | 1168 | 54 | .285 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Jeff Conine
Jeff Conine made a major-league debut on September 16, 1990.
2007
Final major-league game: Jeff Conine
Jeff Conine played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
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