Editing Jeff Nelson (pitcher) (section)

{{short description|American baseball pitcher (born 1966)}}
{{For|the baseball umpire|Jeff Nelson (umpire)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jeff Nelson
|image=Jeff Nelson Qatar.jpg
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1966|11|17}}
|birth_place=[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 16
|debutyear=1992
|debutteam=Seattle Mariners
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 2
|finalyear=2006
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|stat2label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat2value=48–45
|stat3label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat3value=3.41
|stat4label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat4value=829
|teams=
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1995}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|2000}})
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2003}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2003}})
* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|2004}})
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2005}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|2006}})
|highlights=
* [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2001]])
* 4× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1996}}, {{wsy|1998}}–{{wsy|2000}})
}}
'''Jeffrey Allan Nelson''' (born November 17, 1966) is an American sports broadcaster and former [[baseball]] [[relief pitcher]] who played 15 years in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He batted and threw [[right-handed]]. Nelson had two stints with the [[New York Yankees]], the team with whom he won four [[World Series]] championships. Nelson retired from playing in 2007 after signing a minor league contract with the Yankees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070112&content_id=1778229&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=Former Yankee Jeff Nelson retires|work=New York Yankees|access-date=February 10, 2016}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In his MLB career, Nelson pitched in 798 games with a 48–45 win–loss record, and with runners in scoring position and two outs he held batters to a .191 [[batting average against]]. In 55 postseason games (third all time), he compiled a 2–3 record with 62 [[strikeout]]s and a 2.65 [[earned run average]] in {{frac|54|1|3}} [[innings pitched|innings]].  Among hitters whom he dominated most were [[Troy Glaus]], who in 14 at-bats was hitless with 11 strikeouts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/p-pvb.cgi?n1=nelsoje01&year=0#minPA2=5&minPA=5&n1=nelsoje01&as=pitcher&year_game=career&orderby=SO|title=Jeff Nelson vs. Batters - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>

Nelson had three stints with the [[Seattle Mariners]] (1992–1995, 2001–2003 and again in 2005). He is Seattle's all-time record holder for most [[games pitched]] (383), and has a 23–20 record with the Mariners. Nelson is currently a television color analyst for the [[Miami Marlins]] and New York Yankees.