Jeff Sullivan is a former co-host of Effectively Wild and writer at FanGraphs. Jeff was announced as Ben Lindbergh's new permanent co-host after Sam Miller's departure in episode 1000, though his first episode as co-host was not until 1006, in January 2017. His final episode as co-host was 1339, in February 2019, when he announced he was leaving for an analytics job with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Before becoming a permanent co-host, Jeff was a guest on a number of Effectively Wild episodes:
Additionally, Jeff held a monthly appearance with Carson Cistulli as part of FanGraphs Audio. Jeff's appearances on FanGraphs Audio became less frequent after becoming Effectively Wild co-host.
Jeff is occasionally welcomed back for guest appearances:
- Jeff returned as a guest in Episode 1620: Jeff Sullivan Partakes in a Pennant to discuss his experience with the Rays during the strange 2020 season.
- Jeff returned as a guest co-host in Episode 1766: Fingers in Several Rays Pies to discuss how his work in the 2021 season differed from 2020 and how he will prepare for an uncertain off-season.
- Jeff returned as a guest co-host in Episode 2000: We Thought of More Things We Like About Baseball to draft (more) things he likes about baseball.
Jeff usually recorded from his home in Portland, Oregon.
Jeff holds a fondness for hockey and the outdoors, particularly mountain-climbing and volcanoes.
Jeff is a Mariners fan who started blogging about the team at Leone for Third in 2003, and as a founder of Lookout Landing in 2005. He later wrote for SB Nation MLB before being hired at FanGraphs. His writing has appeared on ESPN.com, FiveThirtyEight, Slate, and Just A Bit Outside.
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- Jeff has a fear of trampolines.
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