Jeff Fiorentino

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Jeff Fiorentino
team = Baltimore Orioles
number = --
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|4|14
birthplace = city-state|Pembroke Pines|Florida
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = May 12
debutyear = 2005
debutteam = Baltimore Orioles
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .262
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 1
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 13
teams =
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2005-by|2006)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2008)|

Jeffrey Philip Fiorentino (born April 14, 1983 in Pembroke Pines, Florida) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He attended Florida Atlantic University. [cite web
title = Baseball-Reference.com - Jeff Fiorentino
publisher = Sports Reference, Inc.
url =http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fioreje01.shtml
accessdate = 2006-11-24]

During the by|2005 season, he played several games for the Baltimore Orioles after being called up from the Single-A Frederick Keys. He was then sent back down after nearly two weeks of action at the major league level. In by|2006 and by|2007, he played for the Double-A Bowie Baysox.

The Orioles designated Fiorentino for assignment on January 2, mlby|2008, and on January 4 he was claimed by the Cincinnati Reds. On January 25, he was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics. After being designated for assignment on May 30, he was claimed off waivers by his original team, the Orioles, on June 5.

His nickname is "Screech" due to his resemblance to the Saved by the Bell character.

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fioreje01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://rlpa.org/report/p386.html RLPA]