Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2008 for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Kent won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 2000 with the San Francisco Giants, and is the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen. He drove in 90 or more runs from 1997 to 2005. Kent is a five-time All-Star, and his 560 career doubles put him in 30th on the all-time doubles list.

Kent attended the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), where he played college baseball for the Golden Bears before being selected in the 20th round of the 1989 MLB draft by the Blue Jays.

Jeffrey Franklin Kent was born on March 7, 1968, in Bellflower, California. Kent graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he was an All-Orange County selection as a junior shortstop at Edison.

He was dismissed from the baseball team after clashing with his coach about leadership, which culminated with Kent being told to switch to second base that he did not like; Kent was soon told to turn in his uniform, which he did.

Afterwards, he played with American Legion and Connie Mack League baseball and earned a college scholarship.

Kent played college baseball at UC Berkeley from 1987 to 1989. In 1988 he played both collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and the College World Series. A broken wrist in the midst of his junior season saw him miss the rest of the year and scared off scouts.

Kent was selected in the 20th round of the 1989 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.