Robert Jeffrey Alkire (born November 15, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played internationally for Team USA. As a player, he was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg); he threw left-handed and batted right-handed.

Alkire attended the University of Miami, where he played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes.[1] In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He pitched for the United States national baseball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

After his baseball career, he started his own business and worked as a sales representative for Elkay Manufacturing.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alkire Keeps 'Canes Alive Lefty's Pitching Helps um Rally from Earlier Loss".
  2. ^ Iacuessa, Mike (July 23, 1992). "Team USA Opens Olympic Play This Sunday in Barcelona, Spain". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. pp. S8.
  3. ^ "Archives".
  4. ^ "Jeff Alkire, II". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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1992 College Baseball All-America Team consensus selections
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