Jeff Stevens

Infobox MLB player
name = Jeff Stevens

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team = Cleveland Indians
number = 28
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|09|05
birthplace = city-state|Berkeley|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
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Jeffrey Allen Stevens (born September 5, by|1983 city-state|Berkeley|California) is a minor league pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization currently assigned to their Triple-A International League affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons. He was originally selected by the Cincinati Reds in the sixth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. [cite web|url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jeff%20Stevens&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=459999|title=Minor League Baseball|accessdate=2008-08-12]

Stevens began the by|2008 campaign with the Double-A Akron Aeros. After going 5-1 with a 2.51 ERA, he earned a promotion to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He was 0-2 with a 4.00 ERA when his season ended as a result of being named to the US Olympic Baseball Team to play in Beijing. [cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080716&content_id=3142775&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=USA Baseball names Olympic team|accessdate=2008-08-12]

2008 Beijing Olympics

With the score tied at 7, Lee Taek-Keun advanced to third base when Stevens attempted to pick him off at first, but threw the ball erratically. This was scored as an error. It was a costly one as the batter then hit a sacrifice fly and Lee scored, winning the game for Korea.

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