Jeffrey Daniel Juden (born January 19, 1971) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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for the

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& won a

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with the

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Career

Juden was one of the top high school pitching prospects in the nation after his senior season, leading Salem High School to the

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state championship in 1989. He was a High School All-American and was named the

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Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic spring highlighted player. The

selected him with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. Juden began his professional career by going 10-0 in his first 10 starts with the

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of the Class-A

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, and he was selected to the FSL All-Star Team before getting moved up to the AA Columbus Mudcats in 1990. In 1991 and 1993 Juden was a part of 2 PCL Championship teams as a member of the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League. Juden made his major league debut on September 15, 1991, becoming the youngest active player in baseball that year when he appeared in relief of

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in a game against the

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. Despite his early promise, Juden battled some injuries early on in his career when he had elbow surgery during his stint with the Phillies from 1994-95. He started his MLB career 3-11. After his surgery, Juden went on to have a 24-21 record from 1996 on until his release by the New York Yankees in the spring of 2000. His best season was 1997 when he was the National League Pitcher of the Week, beating Roger Clemens in front of a record crowd on Canada Day in Toronto. Juden pitched 161 innings for the

and

that year, compiling an 11–6 record with 136

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s and a 4.46

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, and winning an American League Championship in Cleveland. Juden was involved in a large number of trades throughout the course of his career. He and closer Doug Jones were traded to the

after the 1993 season in exchange for

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. In 1995, he and prospect Tommy Eason went to the

for infielder Mike Benjamin. Two years later, Juden moved from the

to the Indians for reliever Steve Kline at the trading deadline, and after that season ended, he and

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went to the

, in a deal for Mike Fetters,

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, and

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. This deal was enveloped in controversy after it became clear that McDonald had suffered a career-ending shoulder injury shortly before it had been completed. Juden last pitched in the major leagues in 1999 as a member of the 1999

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Champion New York Yankees. He retired after that season, and an attempt at a comeback in 2004 with the Nashua Pride of the independent

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proved unsuccessful. He ended his career with a 27–32 record, 441 strikeouts, and a 4.81 ERA in 533 career major league innings.

Personal life

Since retiring from baseball, Juden has been coaching Little League, Babe Ruth League, and 1 year in the Prospect League with the inaugural season of the Hannibal Cavemen as their pitching coach. He has two sons, Fredrick and Dalton. In 2002, Juden wrote, recorded, and co-produced his first album with Keith Ridenhour at Ridenhour Studios in South Florida. The CD was mastered by Dan O'Brien. The CD is titled ''Anything You Want To Be''. The CD wasn't publicly released until 2012 by cdbaby.com.Our Mission
from Make-A-Wish Foundation website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Juden, Jeff 1971 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Anaheim Angels players Baseball players from Essex County, Massachusetts Charlotte Knights players Cleveland Indians players Columbus Clippers players Columbus Mudcats players Gulf Coast Astros players Houston Astros players Jackson Generals (Texas League) players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Brewers players Montreal Expos players Nashua Pride players New York Yankees players Osceola Astros players Philadelphia Phillies players San Francisco Giants players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Sioux City Explorers players Sportspeople from Salem, Massachusetts Tucson Toros players Salem High School (Massachusetts) alumni