Jeff Conine
| Jeff Conine | ||
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| First Base / Outfielder | ||
| Born: June 27 1966 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 16, 1990 for the Kansas City Royals |
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| Final game | ||
| September 30, 2007 for the New York Mets |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting Average | .285 | |
| Home runs | 214 | |
| Runs batted in | 1,071 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Jeffrey Guy Conine (born June 27, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder who played his best years with the Florida Marlins. Previously, Conine played with the New York Mets (2007), Cincinnati Reds (2007), Kansas City Royals (1990, 1992, 1998), Florida Marlins (1993-1997, 2003-2005), Baltimore Orioles (1999-2003, 2006) and Philadelphia Phillies (2006). He bats and throws right-handed. His nickname is "Niner."[1] He is also nicknamed "Mr. Marlin"[2] for his significant history as a Marlins player and ties to South Florida. He is also called "The Barbarian"[2] by some of his fans of old (after "Conan the Barbarian"), and he likes this appellation.
A graduate from UCLA, Conine started his major league career with the Kansas City Royals and was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 1993 expansion draft. After a second stint with Kansas City and five seasons with Baltimore, he returned to the Marlins in the 2003 midseason.
In 1994, Conine hit a career high .319 batting average with 18 home runs and 82 RBIs, but his most productive season came in 1995, when he posted a career high 105 RBIs with a .302 average and 25 home runs. That season, he was named the All-Star Game MVP.
In 1996, Conine earned his second All-Star berth, and finished with 26 home runs, a career high, 95 RBI, and a .293 average.
One of the most versatile players in the sport, Conine has played seven of the nine possible defensive baseball positions in either college or the Major Leagues, all but shortstop and second base.
In his first stint with the Orioles, Conine hit at least .284 four times, with a high .311 in 2001. In his second stint with the Marlins, he collected 193 RBI in 314 games.
In a 17-season career (to his trade to the Mets), Conine is a .285 hitter with 214 home runs and 1066 RBI in 2003 games.[3]
Conine has the distinction of being the only player to appear in the opener of the Marlin's inaugural season, the 1997 World Series Marlins' championship team, and the 2003 World Series Marlins' championship team.
While in his second stint with the Marlins, Conine was active in the South Florida community and was widely regarded as a crowd favorite. Conine even opened a high-end sports-themed restaurant in Hollywood, Florida called Conine's Clubhouse Grill.
He was signed by the Orioles on a one year deal in the 2005 offseason. The Orioles wanted Conine to mentor younger players, as they looked to groom several minor league players for the big leagues.
On August 27, 2006, Conine was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
On December 21, 2006, he was traded by the Phillies to the Reds for two minor league prospects.
On August 20, 2007, Conine was traded to the New York Mets for minor leaguers Sean Henry and Jose Castro.[1] Having won World Series titles with Florida in 1997 and 2003, and planning to retire after this season, Conine was delighted to spend the last months of his final season on a contending team. He was quoted as saying, "My initial thought is: 'First place.' I get to go back to another pennant race."[4] This was not to be when the Mets lost their final series, and first place, to his former team, the Marlins, and lost first place.
On September 20 2007, Conine announced his retirement before his final series in South Florida.[2]
On September 30 2007, Conine played his last game, against the Marlins, when he came in as a replacement for an injured Carlos Delgado.
See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Baltimore Orioles Opening Day Starting Lineups
- Florida Marlins all-time roster
References
- ^ Mandel, Ken (2007-03-12). Mailbag: Who will emerge at third?. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
- ^ a b Jeff Conine. Conines.com. Jeff Conine's Clubhouse Grille. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
- ^ Madden, Bill (2007-08-21). Pickup's name has familiar ring. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Jeff Conine at ESPN.com
| Preceded by Matt Williams |
National League Player of the
Month June, 1995 |
Succeeded by Dante Bichette |
| Preceded by Fred McGriff |
Major League
Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 1995 |
Succeeded by Mike Piazza |
| Florida Marlins 1993 Inaugural Season | |
|---|---|
| Opening Day Roster | C Benito Santiago | 1B
Orestes Destrade | 2B Bret Barberie | 3B
Dave Magadan | SS Walt Weiss | RF Junior Felix | CF Scott Pose | LF Jeff
Conine | P Charlie Hough |
| Infield/Outfield | IF Alex
Arias | IF Steve Decker | IF Dave Magadan| IF
Gus Polidor | IF Rich Renteria | IF Gary Sheffield |
OF Geronimo Berroa | OF Greg Briley | OF
Matías Carrillo | OF Henry Cotto | OF
Carl Everett | OF Monty Fariss | OF Junior Felix | OF Mitch Lyden | OF Terry McGriff | OF
Bob Natal | OF Darrell Whitmore | OF
Nigel Wilson |
| Pitchers | SP Jack
Armstrong | SP Ryan Bowen | SP Chris Hammond |
SP Pat Rapp | RP Luis Aquino | RP Cris Carpenter | RP Jim Corsi | RP Bryan Harvey | RP Trevor Hoffman | RP John Johnstone | RP Joe Klink | RP Richie Lewis | RP Bob McClure | RP Robb
Nen | RP Rich Rodriguez | RP Matt
Turner | RP Dave Weathers Manager Rene Lachemann |
| Florida Marlins 1997 World Series roster |
|---|
| 3 Edgar Rentería | 7
Kurt Abbott | 8 Jim Eisenreich | 9 Gregg Zaun | 10 Gary Sheffield | 15 Cliff Floyd | 18 Moisés Alou | 19 Jeff
Conine | 20 Darren Daulton | 22 Devon White
| 23 Charles Johnson | 24 Bobby
Bonilla | 25 Al Leiter | 26 Alex Arias | 27
Kevin Brown | 28 John Cangelosi | 30
Craig Counsell | 31 Robb Nen | 39 Jay Powell | 41 Tony Saunders | 42 Dennis Cook | 49 Félix Heredia | 52 Ed
Vosberg | 57 Antonio Alfonseca | 61 Liván
Hernández Manager Jim Leyland |
| Florida Marlins 2003 World Series roster |
|---|
| 1 Luis
Castillo | 7 Iván Rodríguez | 9 Juan Pierre |
11 Alex González | 14 Todd
Hollandsworth | 18 Jeff Conine | 19 Mike Lowell |
20 Miguel Cabrera | 21 Josh Beckett | 25 Derrek Lee | 31 Brad Penny
| 35 Dontrelle Willis | 38 Rick Helling | 41
Braden Looper | 43 Juan Encarnación | 45
Carl Pavano | 49 Chad Fox | 52 Mike Redmond | 55 Mark Redman
| 74 Ugueth Urbina Managers Jeff Torborg | Jack McKeon |
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