Jeff Borris
| Jeff Borris | |
|---|---|
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| Born | March 29, 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Cal State Northridge, Southwestern Law School, JD |
| Occupation | Sports Agent |
| Employer | Beverly Hills Sports Council |
| Website | www.bhscouncil.com |
Jeff Borris (born March 29, 1962) is an American sports agent that has represented hundreds of Major League Baseball players in his career at Beverly Hills Sports Council.[1] The TV show Arliss was loosely based on the life of Borris. He has reportedly delivered some of the most lucrative player contracts in baseball.[2] His negotiating style is not aggressive or demanding but has shown that being the good guy and fair delivers results in Major League Baseball management. Clients claim Borris has a way of getting deals done and the fact he only sleeps 4 hours a day is testimony to his work ethic, with over $1 billion worth of contracts negotiated he is easily one of the most influential managers in baseball history.[3]
Professional career
Borris began his career as a sports agent as an intern at Beverly Hills Sports Council while at Southwestern Law School, which later became a full-time position.[4] His fresh approach to baseball management soon meant that the intern became the owner along with two partners, Dan Horwits and childhood friend Rick Thurman.[5]
Some of Borris’ notable clients include Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco,[6] Rickey Henderson, Bret Saberhagen, Bobby Bonilla,[7] Brady Anderson,[8] Curt Schilling, Tim Lincecum, Hunter Pence, Mark Reynolds,[9] Michael Schwimer,[10] and Dan Uggla.[11]
Borris also represented Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh after the two Indian-born pitchers won an Indian reality television show called “Millon Dollar Arm Challenge” and tried out in front of 30 major league scouts in November 2008.[12] The two pitchers were later signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and became the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract of any kind in America.[13]
Education
Borris earned his bachelor degree in political science from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School. Borris was an adjunct professor of sports law at Southwestern Law School from 1993 to 2001.
Personal
Borris was born in Los Angeles and raised in the San Fernando Valley.
Borris is also an accomplished poker player and appeared in High Stakes Hold’ Em Season 2 playing against professional players like Kenny Tran and Brian Rast.[14]
References
- ↑ http://bhscouncil.com/
- ↑ http://bhscouncil.com/about-us/
- ↑ http://mlbfinances.com/agencies/beve01
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/08/sports/sp-bbcol8
- ↑ http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/09/24/dennis-gilbert-may-buy-the-rangers/
- ↑ http://articles.courant.com/1991-12-11/sports/0000208407_1_canseco-s-agent-canseco-s-contract-jose-canseco
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703426004575339013108198050.html
- ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-12-09/sports/1997343078_1_beck-anderson-orioles/2
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/02/22/reynolds.diamondbacks/index.html/
- ↑ http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/phillies-talk/Correction-No-grievance-filed-by-Phils-S?blockID=811325&feedID=704
- ↑ https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tujElf32-2d237jk3IzWLsg&output=html
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3686992
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3691650&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY-fPZTFu7Q