Robert Tufts

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Robert Tufts (born November 2, 1955, in Medford, MA) is a former American Major League Baseball player who debuted on August 10, 1981 for the San Francisco Giants of the National League against the Houston Astros.

He had been drafted by the Giants in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft on June 7, 1977.^[1] He held the distinction of being the last Princeton University baseball player to appear in a major league baseball game until Chris Young debuted with the Rangers on August 24, 2004.^[2]

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Tufts appeared in 11 games for the Giants during the 1981 season. He was traded to the Kansas City Royals along with Vida Blue on March 30, 1982. During the 1982 and 1983 season he appeared in 16 games for the Royals. His final game was May 6, 1983. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on June 7, 1983 for Charlie Liebrandt and never appeared again in a major league game. He had a career 2-0 record with a 4.71 E.R.A..^[1]

Tufts is one of six major league baseball players who converted to Judaism during their careers. He was a participant in a 2005 seminar at the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Jews and Baseball, and has also performed baseball clinics in Israel.^{[citation needed]}

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