1. Early and personal life

2. Career

3. Coaching career

4. External links

• Cincinnati Reds ({{baseball year|1992}}–{{baseball year|1997}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{baseball year|1997}}–{{baseball year|1998}})
• Los Angeles Dodgers ({{baseball year|2000}}–{{baseball year|2001}})

• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{baseball year|2013}}–{{baseball year|2018}})

Jeffery Glenn Branson (born January 26, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who is a Major League Baseball coach. He was the assistant hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013 and the hitting coach from 2014 until 2018.

Early and personal life

Branson was born on January 26, 1967, in Waynesboro, Mississippi. He is an alumnus of Southern Choctaw High School in Silas, Alabama, and the University of West Alabama. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1988 MLB amateur draft.

Career

Branson played for three different teams during his playing career: the Cincinnati Reds (1992–1997), Cleveland Indians (1997–1998), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–2001). He made his Major League Baseball debut April 12, 1992 and played his final game October 6, 2001.

Coaching career

On November 18, 2013, Branson was named hitting coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was previously the assistant hitting coach in 2013. He was relieved of this position on October 1, 2018.

External links

• Football at the 2013 Central American Games
• Football at the 2013 Central American Games – Men's team squads
• Football at the 2013 Central American Games – Men's tournament
• Football at the 2013 East Asian Games
• Football at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games
• Football at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games squads
• Football at the 2013 Island Games
• Football at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie
• Football at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
• Football at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
• Football at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament
• Football at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
• Football at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's team squads
• Football at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Women's team squads
• Football at the 2013 Summer Universiade
• Football at the 2013 Summer Universiade – Men's tournament
• Football at the 2013 Summer Universiade – Women's tournament
• Football at the 2013 Tuvalu Games – Men's tournament
• Football at the 2013 Tuvalu Games – Women's tournament
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's tournament
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Squads
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Women
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's tournament