Jeff Ballard

Who is Jeff Ballard?

Jeffrey Scott Ballard is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher, playing from 1987 to 1994 for the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Ballard earned a degree in geophysics from Stanford University and worked as a geophysicist in Montana.

Following his career, Ballard returned to his hometown of Billings, where he has become an instrumental part of local American Legion Baseball programs. He served for three years as the pitching coach for the Laurel Dodgers, and has served since 2002 as the Board Chairman for the Billings program.

In 2004 Baltimore Orioles fans voted Jeff Ballard one of their 50 best loved Orioles. Jeff was one of the "Comeback Kids" of the 1989 Baltimore Orioles season, pitching for the Pennant race and finishing second in the American League East. In 1998 he was initiated into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame as one of Stanford University's top pitchers, holding the all-time record in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched for more than 20 years, as well as earning First Team All-Pac-10 twice.