Eric Helfand

Eric Helfand
Catcher
Born: (1969-03-25) March 25, 1969
Erie, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.171
Home runs0
Runs batted in9
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Eric James Helfand (born March 25, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics from 1993 to 1995. He was later signed to a minor league contract by the Cleveland Indians after the 1995 season,[1] and was eventually signed to another minor league contract to the Anaheim Angels in 1998 and participated in spring training.[2]

He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, and attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California, University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.[3] He is Jewish, and appeared in a 2003 Jewish Sports Review of All Time Jewish Major Leaguers.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Eric Helfand Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Catcher Eric Helfand of the Anaheim Angels in action during a spring". March 27, 2002.
  3. ^ "Eric Helfand Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 19. January–February 2020.
  5. ^ "Jewish Major Leaguers - the Card Set". www.jewishmajorleaguers.org. Archived from the original on July 15, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022.


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