Minor League seasons, he participated in three All-Star games at the Double-A and Triple-A levels. Bajenaru missed the entire 2007 season and ended up retiring from professional baseball in 2008 due to two separate shoulder surgeries. He finished his minor league career with 340 innings, 10.22 K/9, and only 6.9 H/9. Since retiring from playing he has been a pitching coach within the Arizona Diamondbacks organization since the 2011 season and was named back-to-back California League Coach of the Year in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In February 2019, Bajenaru was named as the pitching coach for the Reno Aces. References External links An interview with Bajenaru, by the Society for American Baseball Research. Bajenaru's minor league statistics at The Toronto Star. Baseball Almanac {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajenaru, Jeffrey Michael 1978 births Living people American people of Romanian descent Arizona Diamondbacks players Chicago White Sox players Baseball players from California Major League Baseball pitchers Oklahoma Sooners baseball players Riverside City Tigers baseball players Bristol White Sox players Winston-Salem Warthogs players Birmingham Barons players Charlotte Knights players Tucson Sidewinders players Minor league baseball coaches Baseball coaches from California Riverside City Tigers baseball coaches Tomateros de Culiacán players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Mesa Solar Sox players