Gary Green (baseball)

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Gary Green
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Green in 2004
Shortstop
Born: (1962-01-14) January 14, 1962 (age 62)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1986, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds
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Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team

Gary Allan Green (born January 14, 1962) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who played for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds between 1986 and 1992.

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Amateur career

Green attended Pittsburgh's Taylor Allderdice High School and Oklahoma State University. [1] In 1982, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] He was selected three times in baseball's amateur draft: a 29th round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1980, a second-round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983, and a first-round choice of the San Diego Padres in 1984.

Professional career

Green's best season was in 1990, when he was the starting shortstop for the Texas Rangers in 31 games. During that season, he had his most hits in a game when he went 3 for 4 against the Seattle Mariners in a 6–5 Rangers victory on August 20. In 106 major league games, he had 180 at-bats and a .222 batting average.

Coaching career

Green was the manager of the Class A West Virginia Power. [3]

Personal

Green's father Fred Green pitched for the 1960 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

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References

  1. "Suiting up for Padres suits Green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 7, 1984.
  2. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. Tommy R., Atkinson (April 17, 2010). "Power rallies again for win". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010.