Terry Ronald Tiffee (born April 21, 1979) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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for the

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and

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Career

Tiffee graduated from

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in and Pratt Community College (

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) in . After his time at Pratt, Tiffee signed a letter of intent to play

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, but chose instead to sign with the

(scout Gregg Miller) when he was acquired in the 26th round of the June 1999 free agent draft. Tiffee played with the

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in the Governor's Cup

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Championship Series. Rochester lost the series 3-2. After playing parts of three seasons for the Twins from -, Tiffee signed a minor league deal with the

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on January 5, . On November 29, 2007, Tiffee signed a minor league contract with the

and was assigned to play for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. On May 25, , Tiffee's contract was purchased by the Dodgers, and he was added to the active roster. He singled in his first

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for the Dodgers as a

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that same day. He compiled a .250 average in six games with the Dodgers before being designated for assignment on June 7, 2008, to make room for

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. He cleared waivers and was optioned back to Las Vegas. He signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on December 17, 2008. Tiffee began 2011 with the

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in independent baseball. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on June 22, 2011, and was assigned to the Triple-A

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. He was released on August 22. The

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signed him to a minor league contract on January 19, 2012. He signed a minor league deal with the

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on July 12, 2012 and was assigned to the

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. He elected free agency on November 2, 2012.

2008 USA Baseball Olympic Team

Tiffee had 351 at bats with Triple-A Las Vegas and was batting .376 with 8 home runs, 36 doubles, and 61 Runs batted in when he was announced as a member of the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team.

Personal

Tiffee met his wife, Kelli, in

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where he was playing fall league. They have a daughter and twin sons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiffee, Terry 1979 births Living people Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players from Arkansas Fort Myers Miracle players Grand Canyon Rafters players Gwinnett Braves players Lancaster Barnstormers players Las Vegas 51s players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players 21st-century American sportsmen Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball third basemen Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Minnesota Twins players Naranjeros de Hermosillo players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico New Britain Rock Cats players Norfolk Tides players Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in baseball Sportspeople from North Little Rock, Arkansas People from Sherwood, Arkansas Quad Cities River Bandits players Rochester Red Wings players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players Sylvan Hills High School alumni Tiburones de La Guaira players Tigres de Aragua players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Venados de Mazatlán players 2009 Baseball World Cup players