Jeff Malinoff

Jeffrey L. Malinoff

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb
• School University of California, Irvine

• Born ~1953

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Biographical Information

First baseman Jeff Malinoff was selected by the California Angels in the 1974 amateur draft and played parts of three seasons in their organization. Most notably, he hit .234 with 1 home run in 44 games for the Salinas Packers in 1975. Following his playing days, he was a scout for the Seattle Mariners (1977-1987) and Detroit Tigers (1989-?), signing Larry Patterson, Harold Reynolds, Logan White, Bill Wilkinson and Clint Zavaras among others. He was an Angels cross-checker when they drafted Mike Trout.

With Team USA in the 1972 Amateur World Series, he drew the bases-loaded walk in the 10th to beat Nicaragua and a two-run single in the 11th to beat Taiwan before homering off Cuba in a loss in the title game.