Jeff Duncan

Who is Jeff Duncan?

Jeffrey Matthew Duncan is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder. Duncan played for the New York Mets in 2003 and 2004. He hit and threw left-handed.

Duncan graduated from Lemont High School where he played baseball. He was chosen by the Chicago Cubs in the 41st round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Iowa State University instead. A year later, he transferred to Arizona State University. After a strong college career, he was drafted by the Mets in the 7th round of the 2000 draft, he agreed to a contract. His professional career started slowly with a batting average of .242 for the short-season A-level Pittsfield Mets in 2000 and only .217 with the A-level Capital City Bombers in 2001. He had few RBI in the two seasons, but registered 61 stolen bases. Duncan's hitting broke through in 2002 with an average close to .400 for two A-level teams leading all Mets Minor Leaguers.

In 2003, Duncan hit well at Double-A Binghamton. Duncan was called up to the majors and made his debut on May 20, 2003. After three games and one start, Duncan was back in Binghamton until mid-July.