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2⁄3 innings, allowing seven hits, four runs and three earned runs while walking one batter and striking out two. He gave up a home run to the first batter he ever faced, José Valentín and his ERA for the game was 4.76.

Granted free agency on October 10, 1999, Greene was signed by the Minnesota Twins and began the 2000 season with the Salt Lake Buzz. For them he went 2–2 with a 5.81 ERA in 22 appearances. He then wound up in the Reds organization again, appearing in 32 games for the Louisville RiverBats, going 4–4 with a 2.82 ERA in 32 games. Overall, he went 6–6 with a 4.04 ERA.

He wrapped up his professional career in 2001, pitching for the Baton Rouge Blue Marlins of the All-American Association. An All-Star, he led the league that year with 21 saves.

In 2014, Rick Greene was Southern University's baseball pitching coach in Baton Rouge, LA for head coach Roger Cador.

Post-baseball activities

Greene started the 2 Seam Dream charitable foundation in 2012 after both his father and step-father were diagnosed with cancer. The 2 Seam Dream Foundation raises awareness for cancer research and supports healthy living and patient recovery. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rick Greene - the Baseball Cube".
  3. ↑ Edwards, Christopher T. (1997). Filling in the Seams. B B& A Publishers. ISBN   0-7385-1310-5.
  4. ↑ "Miami's Andy Miyares wins silver, bronze at World Games". Miami Herald. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
Rick Greene
Relief pitcher
Born: (1971-01-02) January 2, 1971 (age 53)
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 19, 1999, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
June 19, 1999, for the Cincinnati Reds
Head Coach 15 Skip Bertman
Assistant Coach 22 Smoke Laval
Regular season
1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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