Jeffrey Daniel Juden is a former Major League Baseball player. He is 6 ft 8 in and weighs 270 lbs. He batted and threw right-handed. Juden was one of the top high school pitching prospects in the nation after his senior season while leading Salem High to the state championship. He was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year, and the Houston Astros selected him with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1989 June draft. He began his professional career that year with Sarasota of the Florida State League, advancing quickly through the minors. Juden made his major league debut on September 15, 1991, becoming the youngest active player in baseball that year when he appeared in relief of Chris Gardner in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. Despite his early promise and some degree of success as a strikeout artist, Juden struggled to establish himself in the majors. He lacked control, often walking more than four batters per nine innings, he gave up home runs at a greater-than-average rate and experienced a lack of success in holding opposing baserunners. [More at Wikipedia]

January 19th, 1971 in Salem (Age 53)