Jeff Banister, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1965
Place of Birth: Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
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About Jeff Banister
- Jeffery Todd Banister (born January 15, 1964) is an American retired professional baseball player and manager.
- He is a special assistant for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
- He served as the manager of the Texas Rangers from 2015 through 2018.
- Before joining the Rangers, Banister spent 29 years within the organization of the Pirates as a player and coach in both the Pirates' major and minor league system.Banister played baseball at La Marque High School in La Marque, Texas.
- He developed bone cancer in his sophomore year, which almost necessitated the amputation of his leg.
- While playing college baseball for Lee College, he suffered a home plate collision that broke three vertebrae in his neck, leaving him paralyzed for ten days.
- After rehabilitating, he was named a Junior College All-American the next season, and received a scholarship to the University of Houston, to play for the Houston Cougars baseball team.
- He was then drafted by the Pirates in 1986.
- After playing in Minor League Baseball, he appeared in a major league game on July 23, 1991, recording a hit in his only plate appearance.
- He did not appear in another major league game, and ended his playing career after the 1993 season. Following his playing career, Banister remained with the Pirates.
- He served as a manager for their Minor League Baseball affiliates from 1994 through 1998, and then as a minor league and major league field coordinator until 2010.
- The Pirates considered him for their managerial vacancy before the 2011 season, but hired him as their bench coach.
- He served in the role through the 2014 season.
- The Rangers hired Banister as their manager during the 2014–15 offseason, and he was named the American League Manager of the Year for 2015.
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