Eric Helfand
| Eric Helfand | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: March 25, 1969 Erie, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .171 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 9 |
| Teams | |
Eric James Helfand (born March 25, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics from 1993 to 1995. He was later signed to a minor league contract by the Cleveland Indians after the 1995 season,[1] and was eventually signed to another minor league contract to the Anaheim Angels in 1998 and participated in spring training.[2]
He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, and attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California, University of Nebraska at Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.[3] He is Jewish, and appeared in a 2003 Jewish Sports Review of All Time Jewish Major Leaguers.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Eric Helfand Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Catcher Eric Helfand of the Anaheim Angels in action during a spring".
- ^ "Eric Helfand Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 19. January–February 2020.
- ^ "Jewish Major Leaguers - the Card Set". www.jewishmajorleaguers.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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