Kevin John Sefcik (born February 10, 1971) is a former

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. He was active for seven seasons, from through . The vast majority of Sefcik's major league service was with the

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. His lone appearance with another major league team was a single

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with

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in June, 2001. During his career, Sefcik appeared in 425 games, amassing a total of 212

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, six

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s, and 56 RBI. His career

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was .275. He currently lives in Palos Heights Illinois, and is the father of Zach Sefcik, Luke Sefcik, and Cal Sefcik. He is a baseball coach at Marist High School. He owned a JIMMY JOHNS and a CrossFit facility in Orland Park.

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