Jeltz beat out Luis Aguayo for the Phillies’ starting shortstop job in 1986 but hit only .219. The Phillies signed Dickie Thon for 1989, and Jeltz and Thon shared the job. Jeltz hit three homers in a 17-game span after hitting one in six previous seasons and became the first Phillie ever to homer from both sides of the plate in one game.
