Chicago Cubs: Jeremy Jeffress doing work, on offseason job

As part of his second career, Chicago Cubs reliever Jeremy Jeffress is passing the time during the shutdown passing out food, from his food truck.

Finding ways to fill the schedule has been hard on major league players since the shutdown has been on. They all go through their workouts and try to stay in some sort of game shape, waiting for the call which summons them back to their training facility. While Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeremy Jeffress is eager to get back to baseball, he has another full time job keeping him busy as well.

Jeffress is the owner of his own food truck business and recently donated seventy meals to Banner Health Medical Center in Phoenix. Cooking seafood has long been a favorite for Jeffress and having the food truck allows him a hobby when he is not playing baseball.

The idea of him driving his business to the front of the Medical Center and donating food to doctors and nurses is incredible. As is the thought a professional athlete is working in the offseason.

Jeffress, who has accumulated around $10M in his ten year playing career is not hard up for money, though it brings to mind some of the players who worked when they weren’t playing baseball to help make ends meet.

Back in the day when baseball salaries were not what they are now, players took jobs in the offseason such as plumbers, salesman, or odd jobs in the retail business.

Willie Mays sold cars while Stan Musial sold Christmas Trees. Lou Brock ran a flower shop in his time away from baseball and Yogi Berra was a hardware salesman and later a waiter in an Italian Restaurant.

The thoughtfulness behind Jeffress donating seventy meals to healthcare providers is tremendous in itself. I also like the throwback mentality of a professional athlete working in his offseason, contributing to society in a greater way, than just the entertainment aspect of playing a game.

Hats off to you Jeremy Jeffress for all you do to make this world a better place.