Jeffrey Dustin Frye (born August 31, 1966) is an American former professionalbaseballsecond baseman. Currently, he is a baseballplayer agent.

Jeff Frye
Frye in 2022
Second baseman
Born: (1966-08-31)August 31, 1966 (age 58) Oakland, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 9, 1992, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average	.290
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	194
Stats atBaseball Reference
Teams
Texas Rangers (1992,1994–1995) Boston Red Sox (1996–1997,1999–2000) Colorado Rockies (2000) Toronto Blue Jays (2001)

Frye played inMajor League Baseball with theTexas Rangers,Boston Red Sox,Colorado Rockies andToronto Blue Jays for all or part of eight seasons between1992 and2001.

He was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall, 165 pounds (75 kg) and threw and batted right-handed. Born inOakland, California, he graduated from high school inPanama, Oklahoma, and playedcollege baseball atSoutheastern Oklahoma State University.

Frye was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the1988 amateur draft and made his big league debut with them on July 9, 1992, atArlington Stadium during a 14–4 Rangers victory over theCleveland Indians. Frye went 2-for-3, including a triple, walk, RBI and three runs, as the starting second baseman and leadoff hitter. His first career home run came on July 24, 1992, offBaltimore Orioles pitcherArthur Rhodes atOriole Park at Camden Yards. He missed the 1993 season due to injury.

In 1996, after hitting just .238 in 49 games with the Rangers'American Association affiliateOklahoma City 89ers, Frye was released. That same day, June 5, he was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox. He had a career year in 1997 when he hit .310 with 6 home runs in 127 games. He missed the entire 1998 season due to an injured left knee^[1] but returned for the 1999 season, playing in 47 games.

Frye became a bench player when the Red Sox signed second basemanJosé Offerman prior to the 1999 season and, on July 27, 2000, was traded to theColorado Rockies withBrian Rose andJohn Wasdin in exchange forRolando Arrojo,Rick Croushore andMike Lansing.

On December 11, 2000, Frye signed as a free agent with theToronto Blue Jays.^{[citation needed]} On August 17, 2001, he became the second Blue Jay in history tohit for the cycle. The first Blue Jays player to hit for the cycle wasKelly Gruber, who happened to be in attendance that day.^[2]

Frye's final big league appearance came on September 20, 2001, as he pinch-hit for catcherDarrin Fletcher in the 8th inning of a 12–6 loss to the Orioles. Frye flew out to left field and remained in the game at second base, replacingHomer Bush defensively.

Frye began working as anagent after retiring. He has represented players includingDarren Oliver andIan Kinsler.^[3][4]

• List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

• Career statistics fromBaseball Reference, orFangraphs, orBaseball Reference (Minors) , orRetrosheet