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Jeffrey Michael Manship was born on January 16, 1985 in San Antonio, Texas.
The Minnesota Twins selected him in round 14 of the 2006 MLB Draft out of the University of Notre Dame. Baseball America ranked him as the eighth best prospect in the Twins system entering 2008, and made his Major League debut in 2009.
Manship made five starts and six relief appearances for Minnesota in the final months of 2009. He went 1-1 with a 5.68 ERA. His first big league win came in the team's 160th regular season game against the Kansas City Royals, helping Minnesota keep pace with the Detroit Tigers in a tight AL Central race. They wound up winning the division in an extra inning tiebreaker game. Manship did not pitch in the tiebreaker game, and he was not included on the Twins playoff roster.
He made one start and 29 relief appearances for the Twins between 2010 and 2012, going 2-1 with a 6.50 ERA. Manship often worked in a long relief role, and was frequently shuffled up and down between the Majors and Triple-A. Minnesota designated him for assignment after the 2012 season.
The Colorado Rockies claimed Manship off of waivers. He went 0-5 with a 7.04 ERA for them in 2013, making four starts and seven relief appearances. Manship made 20 relief appearances for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014, going 1-2 with a 6.65 ERA.
His career finally got going with the Cleveland Indians in 2015. Manship began the year on a minor league contract. Cleveland purchased his contract in June, and he surprisingly became one of their most reliable relievers. Manship made 32 appearances for the Indians, going 1-0 with a 0.92 ERA. They brought him back in 2016. He went 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA, making 53 appearances. Manship had three scoreless outings during the 2016 playoffs, including two in the World Series. Cleveland lost in seven games against the Chicago Cubs.
He turned down several big league offers to take starting pitcher money from the NC Dinos in Korea. Manship went 12-4 with a 3.76 ERA in 21 starts for the Dinos in 2017. The Cincinnati Reds signed him the following winter, but the deal was voided after Manship failed his physical. Manship never pitched professionally again.
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Twins Super (Bowl) Predictions
Apparently there is a big football game on Sunday in Houston. The Super Bowl will pit the Atlanta Falcons against the New England Patriots.
That has nothing to do with the Twins, or really even with baseball, but like a million-billion people are going to watch it. They watch it for the football, or for the commercials, or maybe even just for the halftime show. But everyone has an opinion.
So, I reached out to a ton of current, former and future Minnesota Twins players to get their thoughts on the big game.
Catching Up With RHP Jeff Manship
Here at Twins Daily, we have done a number of Q&As this offseason with current and future Twins players. Today, we present something different. We have a Q&A with a Twins player of recent past. Jeff Manship was the Twins 14th round draft pick in 2006 out of Notre Dame. Three years later, at the age of 24, he made his big league debut with a scoreless innings against Cleveland in August of 2009. Today, we catch up with former Twins pitcher Jeff Manship who found success in Cleveland’s bullpen in 2015.
Going into the final weekend of the 2009 season, the Twins needed to sweep Kansas City at home. One of those games was started by Manship. He pitched into the 6th inning for the first time in his short career and recorded his first MLB Win.
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