2005 Upper Deck Firtst Pitch #302 - Jeff BajenaruOn this day in 1978, Jeff Bajenaru was born.
Jeff was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the thirty-sixth round of the 1999 draft. By some miracle, Bajenaru made his MLB debut with the Sox on September 4, 2004. Thirty-sixth rounders don't typically make it to the big leagues, so Sox fans were witnessing something special. What defied the odds even more, was that Jeff was injured in 2002 and did not play at all, due to Tommy John surgery.
After briefly appearing in 2004, Bajenaru appeared in an even briefer four games in 2005, earning himself a World Series ring in the process. Not bad for someone who wasn't even on the postseason roster. Before the 2006 season, Jeff was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alex Cintron.
White Sox March 21st birthdays:
1904 - Frank Sigafoos
1918 - Ed Klieman
1923 - Jim Hughes
1939 - Tommy Davis
1978 - Jeff Bajenaru
1993 - Frankie Montas
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