Jeffrey Michael Frazier (born August 10, 1982) is an American former professional

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who played with the

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in 2010.

Career

Amateur career

Frazier played on

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, little league teams that made the 1995

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and 1996 Junior League World Series. He attended Toms River High School South, where he was named ''

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''s state player of the year in 2001. Frazier attended

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and played for the

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team. In 2003, he played

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with the

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of the

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and was named a league all-star.

Minor leagues

The

selected Frazier in the third round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. In 2007, he was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. He signed with the Tigers as a minor league free agent following the 2007 season. He would stay in the Tigers organization through the 2010 season, making a brief Major League appearance in 2010. In 2011, he signed with the

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organization with an invitation to Spring Training, but was ultimately sent down to their farm team, the

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. He spent the beginning of the 2012 season with

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of the

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before being placed on waivers and re–signing with the

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, the Triple–A team of the

. In 2012, he played for the

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, the Triple-A affiliate of the

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Major leagues

He was promoted to the major leagues on July 29, 2010. On July 31, 2010, he recorded his first big league hit.Toms River native, Rutgers alum Jeff Frazier called up by Tigers
NJ.com July 29, 2010 He stayed on the Tigers roster for about two weeks before being been sent down to the Mud Hens.

Personal life

His younger brother,

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, has played in

. Jeff still lives in New Jersey and runs a baseball clinic called “Frazier Baseball” located in Toms River at the Toms River little league field known as Frazier Field with his older brother, Charlie. Jeff is currently a gym teacher at Toms River Intermediate East.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frazier, Jeff 1982 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Broncos de Reynosa players Chatham Anglers players Detroit Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players High Desert Mavericks players Iowa Cubs players Lakeland Tigers players Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball right fielders Mexican League baseball first basemen Mexican League baseball left fielders Oneonta Tigers players Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball players Sportspeople from Point Pleasant, New Jersey Sportspeople from Toms River, New Jersey Syracuse Chiefs players Toledo Mud Hens players Toms River High School South alumni West Michigan Whitecaps players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Estrellas Orientales players Tomateros de Culiacán players