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American baseball player (born 1968)
Baseball player
Jesse Levis
(born April 14, 1968) is an
American
Major League Baseball
scout
and former Major League Baseball player. He played for the
Cleveland Indians
and
Milwaukee Brewers
between 1992 and 2001.
Career
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After starting as a catcher at
Northeast High School
in Philadelphia, he accepted a baseball scholarship to the
University of North Carolina
. In 1987 and 1988, he played
collegiate summer baseball
with the
Orleans Cardinals
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
and was named a league all-star in 1988.
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Levis was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the
1989 MLB Draft
. He became a journeyman catcher, playing for the Indians in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1999. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2001. He played
Minor League Baseball
with not only the Indians and Brewers organizations, but also the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
,
Atlanta Braves
,
Cincinnati Reds
,
Philadelphia Phillies
, and
New York Mets
organizations. He last played professional baseball in 2004 with the
Norfolk Tides
.
After retiring, he was hired on November 7, 2006, to be a scout for the
Boston Red Sox
.
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He scouted for the Red Sox for two seasons.
Levis is Jewish.
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References
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Gray, John (July 31, 1987).
"Orleans 7, Wareham 4"
.
The Cape Codder
. Orleans, MA. p. 37.
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"Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League"
(PDF)
. capecodbaseball.org
. Retrieved
September 25,
2019
.
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"Caps' Dave Staton Heads List of Cape League East Stars"
.
The Cape Codder
. Orleans, MA. July 12, 1988. p. 22.
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Jeff Horrigan (March 5, 2008).
"Scout in hot water: Levis arrested in Fla"
.
Boston Herald
. Retrieved
March 5,
2008
.
(subscription required)
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Horvitz, Peter S.; Horvitz, Joachim (2001).
The Big Book of Jewish Baseball - An Illustrated Encyclopedia and Anecdotal History
(1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: S.P.I. pp. 105?106.
ISBN
1-56171-973-0
. Retrieved
27 May
2016
.
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