Jeffrey Wilton Calhoun (born April 11, 1958) is an American former professional

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middle relief pitcher who played from 1984 through 1988 in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.Baseball Reference
Born in LaGrange, Georgia, Calhoun attended

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in Oxford, MS, where he pitched for the

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. He was selected by the Astros in the third round of the 1980 MLB Draft. In Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS, against the

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, Calhoun unleashed two wild pitches, a

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and an RBI- single, as the Astros lost 7–6 in 16 innings, in what was the longest postseason baseball game ever played at the time. In 1987, Calhoun was sent by Houston to the Phillies in exchange for

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Ronn Reynolds.

After baseball

Calhoun is now on the ministry staff of the Second Baptist Church in

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, and also is a pitching coach for the school's high school baseball team. Calhoun's daughter, Amber, plays volleyball for

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/ref> His son, Jay, is currently a pilot for Delta Connection carrier Endeavor Air.

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