Terry Tiffee

Infobox MLB player
name=Terry Tiffee

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width=150px
position=Third base
team=Los Angeles Dodgers
number=--
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|4|21
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
statyear=May 26, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.228
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=5
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=29
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|2004-by|2006)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2008)

Terry Ronald Tiffee (born April 21, by|1979 in city-state|North Little Rock|Arkansas) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed.

Tiffee graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in by|1997 and Pratt Junior College (Kansas) in by|1999. After his time at Pratt, Tiffee signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Louisiana State University, but chose instead to sign with the Minnesota Twins (scout Gregg Miller) when he was acquired in the 26th round of the June 1999 free agent draft.

He met his wife, Kelli, in city-state|Liberal|Kansas where he was playing fall league. They have a one-year-old daughter and welcomed twin sons in July by|2006.

Tiffee played with the Rochester Red Wings in the by|2006 Governor's Cup International League Championship Series. Rochester squandered a two game to one lead and lost the series 3-2.

After playing parts of three seasons in the majors for the Twins from by|2004-2006, he signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on January 5, by|2007. On November 29, 2007, Tiffee signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was assigned to play for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s.

On May 25, by|2008, Tiffee's contract was purchased by the Dodgers, and he was added to the active roster. He singled in his first at bat for the Dodgers as a pinch hitter that same day. He compiled a .250 average in six games with the Dodgers before being designated for assignment on June 7, to make room for the recently acquired Ángel Berroa. He cleared waivers and was optioned back to Las Vegas.

2008 USA Baseball Olympic Team

Tiffee was hammering the ball to the tune of a .376 average with eight home runs, 36 doubles and 61 RBI in 351 at-bats at Triple-A Las Vegas when he was announced as a member of the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team. [cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080716&content_id=3142775&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=USA Baseball names Olympic team|accessdate=2008-08-06]

He also has the most MLB experience upon the Bronze medal winning team.

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