Terry Tiffee
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Terry Ronald Tiffee
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
- Debut September 1, 2004
- Born April 21, 1979 in North Little Rock, AR USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Terry Tiffee, an Olympian, appeared with the Minnesota Twins in 2004-06 and with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. In the minors, he was with the Twins organization from 2000, with the Baltimore Orioles organization in 2007, and with the Dodgers affiliate in Las Vegas in 2008, posting a line of .378/.416/.561 in 93 games. The .378 batting average was the second-highest in the minors for a regular player on a full-season team behind Kit Pellow, who was playing in the high-offense Mexican League.
Most of his major league appearances in the field have been at third base.
Led the Fort Myers Miracle in batting average and RBI in 2002. Between 4/6/02 and 4/13/02, he went 13-24 at the plate with 8 RBI.
Tiffee was the main 1B for Team USA when they won Bronze at the 2008 Olympics. He hit .324/.341/.486 with 6 doubles in 9 games; this tied Brent Abernathy's record for doubles in an Olympics event. His double against Rheal Cormier scored Brian Barden with the 5th and final run in a 5-4 victory over Team Canada. Tiffee had an odd run-scoring sequence against the Dutch national team; he singled and took three bases in a row on wild pitches from Pim Walsma. In the preliminary round, he was 7th in average (.393) and 9th in slugging (.607) before slipping in the Medal round.
