Jeremy Cleveland

Jeremy Vincent Cleveland

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

• School University of North Carolina
• High School Hayfield Secondary High School

• Born September 10, 1981 in Alexandria, VA USA

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Biographical Information

Jeremy Cleveland reached AA as a player then was a scout.

Amateur Career

Cleveland was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Virginia as a high school senior. He hit .277/.336/.356 as a college freshman, scoring 38 runs in 55 games. He batted .252 for the Chatham Athletics in the Cape Cod League that summer, striking out in 38 of 119 at-bats. His sophomore year at UNC, he improved to .333/.416/.573 with 10 homers. He batted .250 in a second season with Chatham.

As a junior in college, he dazzled - .410/.510/.725, 19 HR, 74 R, 65 RBI in 65 G. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in average, was second to Jamie D'Antona in slugging, led in OBP, led in hits (103), led in OPS (32 points ahead of D'Antona), led in runs, led in total bases (182, 19 over D'Antona), was third in doubles (20), tied Colt Morton for second in home runs, ranked third in RBI (behind D'Antona and Brad McCann), led in hit-by-pitch (16) and was third in walks (37). He was an easy pick for All-ACC, but D'Antona was named Conference Player of the Year. He was picked as an All-American outfielder by the American Baseball Coaches Association, joining Clint King, Dustin Majewski and David Murphy in being so honored.

Minor Leagues

Cleveland was picked by the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. He had a strong pro debut with the Spokane Indians, hitting .322/.432/.514 with 64 runs, 53 RBI and 40 walks in 64 games. He led the Northwest League in runs (11 ahead of Travis Ishikawa), was 5th in hits (89, between Aaron Hornostaj and ACC rival D'Antona), was second in doubles (20, a distant 15 behind Conor Jackson), tied Morton for 7th in home runs (7), was 4th in RBI, tied for 4th in times plunked, was 8th in walks and was among the leaders in rate stats as well. He joined Jackson and Brian Wahlbrink as the All-Star outfielders.

The Virginian flyhawk hit .277/.354/.413 with 32 doubles, 72 runs and 70 RBI for the Stockton Ports in 2004. He just missed the California League top 10 in doubles. During 2005, he played for the Bakersfield Blaze (.263/.339/.379 in 58 G) and Frisco RoughRiders (.253/.355/.298 in 60 G). Let go by Texas, he signed with the San Diego Padres.

He split 2006 between the Lake Elsinore Storm (.275/.332/.357 in 80 G) and the Mobile BayBears (.278/.330/.389 in 37 G). He hit .250/.313/.333 in 28 games for the 2007 San Antonio Missions, was released again and was signed by the Kansas City Royals; he produced at a .274/.368/.384 in 43 games for the Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 2008, he batted .335/.417/.534 with 48 runs and 45 RBI in 49 contests for the Yuma Scorpions in the independent Golden Baseball League.

Overall, Cleveland hit .283/.365/.406 in 548 games as a pro, with 307 runs, 280 RBI and 232 walks.

After his playing career

Cleveland scouted for the San Francisco Giants from 2010-2012, signing Austin Fleet, Devin Harris, Heath Hembree and Mac Williamson.

Sources

• Cape Cod League
• UNC bio
• The Baseball Cube