Jeff Gardner (baseball)
Jeffrey Scott Gardner is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He was the starting second baseman for the San Diego Padres in, and played parts of three other seasons for the Padres, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. After his playing career, Gardner was a manager in the Padres' minor league system from until.
Gardner attended Orange Coast College, and in 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Houston Astros in the 14th round of the 1984 MLB Draft.
In, he was listed as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks' professional scouting staff, based in Costa Mesa, California.
