Jeff Hoffman loving role as Blue Jays’ closer

by | May 4, 2025

East Carolina baseball alum Jeff Hoffman is loving life right now.

He has three wins and seven saves for the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He’s emerged as the dominant closer the team has been looking for every time he exits the bullpen to the sounds of Kid Cudi’s 2009 song “Alive (Nightmare) to go to the mound.

“It’s super dark when I’m running in and I don’t really get a chance to enjoy the show or anything cause I’m busy trying to beat the pitch clock,” Hoffman said with a smile to David Singh of SportsNet.ca. “But it’s cool how it brings the level of the building up a little bit and creates a little buzz going into that ninth inning.”

Hoffman spoke about the new job, the confidence he has when he pitches and much more.

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Photo credit: Jeff Hoffman (Toronto Blue Jays photo)

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