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Jeff Frye
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Jeff Frye (b. August 31, 1966 in Oakland, California) is a former baseball player who played second base for the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the Colorado Rockies. He is 5'9 and 165 lbs. and he bats and throws right handed.
In 1992, he made his debut with the Texas Rangers and for three and a half years (because he didn't play in 1993 due to injury) he played in Texas. In 1996, he got traded to the Boston Red Sox, and had a career year in 1997 when he hit .310 with 6 home runs in 127 games. He missed the entire 1998 season due to an injury but returned for the 1999 season. He didn't play that much though, only playing in 47 games. He started the 2000 season with the Boston Red Sox, and played in 69 games. On July 27, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies with Brian Rose and John Wasdin in exchange for Rolando Arrojo, Rick Croushore and Mike Lansing, and he finished the season with the Rockies playing in 39 games. On December 11, 2000 he signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. On August 3, 2001 at a game in the SkyDome, aphids were in the ballpark causing him to wear a mask on his face for the whole game.
He made history on August 17, 2001 when he became only the second Blue Jay in history to hit for the cycle. The only other Blue Jays player to hit for the cycle was Kelly Gruber, who happened to be in attendance that day. [1]
Frye is currently retired, representing current MLB players as an agent.