Jay Tessmer

Jay Weldon Tessmer

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 188 lb.
• School University of Miami
• High School Port St. Lucie High School
• Debut August 27, 1998
• Final Game April 4, 2002
• Born December 26, 1971 in Meadville, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Jay Tessmer played four years in the majors for the New York Yankees, with a career record of 1-0.

Tessmer was at the University of Miami in 1994 and 1995 at a time when there were several future major leaguers on the team, perhaps most notably Alex Cora. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft and spent most of his minor league career in their organization, although he was also in the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies organizations in 2001.

For the Tampa Yankees in 1996 he went 12-4 with a 1.48 ERA. Exclusively a reliever in the minors, he had 176 saves.

An article in the New York Times of September 28, 1998, called him "soft-spoken and earnest".

Notable Achievements

• 1996 MVP Florida State League Tampa Yankees

Related Sites

• Jay Tessmer at the SABR Bio Project