Jeffrey Allen Wallace is a retired Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

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. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the Pittsburgh Pirates

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 and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals

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 in the 25th round of the 1995 amateur draft

1995 Major League Baseball Draft

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. Wallace, played his first professional season with their Rookie league GCL Royals in , and split his last season between the Boston Red Sox

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's Class-A (Advanced) Sarasota Red Sox and Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox

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, in .