Jeff Harris (baseball)

Jeffrey Austin Harris (born July 4, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a professional scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Harris, who has done construction jobs, plumbing and landscaping during offseasons, spent six years in the Minnesota Twins organization before being released in 2000, he then played for the Chico Heat of California in the independent Western Baseball League for three seasons.

Harris played for the Quebec Capitales of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball in 2003.

In December 2006, the Cleveland Indians signed Harris to a minor league contract.

[2] He later was the pitching coach for the Lake County Captains in the Cleveland Indians organization.