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Jeffrey Howard Cirillo (born September 23, 1969 in Pasadena, California) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers. He bats and throws right handed.

Before the 2005 season Cirillo signed to his second stint with Milwaukee. After attending the University of Southern California, he was selected by the Brewers in the 11th round of the 1991 amateur draft and played for them from 1994-99. He also has played with the Colorado Rockies (2000-01), Seattle Mariners (2002-03) and San Diego Padres (2004).

With the Brewers, Cirillo collected a .300 average or better for three seasons, including a career-high .326 in 1999. The same year, he added 198 hits (also a career-high) with 15 home runs and 88 RBI. His most productive season came in 2000 with the Rockies, when he posted career-highs in RBI (115), runs (111) and doubles (53); finished with 195 hits, and matched his personal-best .326 average.

Before the 2003 season, Cirillo was traded to the Seattle Mariners in what would become the darkest period of his career. Cirillo was highly ineffective with the bat while in Seattle posting only a .249 and .205 batting average, respectively, in the two years he was with the team. He was traded to the San Diego Padres before the 2004 season but was inactive most the year with a wrist injury.

Rejoining the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005, Cirillo saw a resurgence in his stroke and became productive once again all while providing solid defense.

In a 12-season career, Cirillo is a .297 hitter with 107 home runs and 677 RBI in 1427 games. He was named an All-Star in 1997 and 2000.

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