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Todd Greene
Greene with the San Francisco Giants in 2006
Catcher
Born: (1971-05-08) May 8, 1971 (age 53) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 1996, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2006, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.252
Home runs	71
Runs batted in	217
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
California / Anaheim Angels (1996–1999) Toronto Blue Jays (2000) New York Yankees (2001) Texas Rangers (2002–2003) Colorado Rockies (2004–2005) San Francisco Giants (2006)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team

Todd Anthony Greene (born May 8, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. In an 11-year career, he played for the Anaheim Angels (1996–1999), Toronto Blue Jays (2000), New York Yankees (2001), Texas Rangers (2002–2003), Colorado Rockies (2004–2005), and San Francisco Giants (2006). He batted and threw right-handed.

Amateur career

Greene was born in Augusta, Georgia, and attended Evans High School in Evans, GA and went on to attend Georgia Southern University. While playing for the Eagles, he was named the TAAC Player of the Year in 1990. In 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, where he won the league's annual all-star game home run hitting contest. Greene finished his college career 3rd on the all-time home run list at 88. He was selected by the Angels in the 12th round of the 1993 MLB Draft.

Professional career

Greene made his major league debut for the Angels in 1996. His most productive season with the Angels came in 1999, when he played in 97 games for the big league club.

With the Yankees in 2001, he caught the ceremonial first pitch thrown by President George W. Bush prior to Game 3 of the 2001 World Series.

On May 4, 2006, while playing for the Giants in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Greene was seriously injured in a home-plate collision with Brewers' first baseman Prince Fielder. While Greene continued to play for the rest of the season, his shoulder had suffered serious structural damage. During spring training the next season, while with the San Diego Padres, Greene tore two muscles in his weakened rotator cuff while attempting a throw to second base. He never returned to the majors following the injury.

Coaching, scouting and front office career

In 2008, he was a scout for the San Diego Padres. In January 2009, he was named a quality assurance coach for the Tampa Bay Rays.

On November 23, 2009, Greene joined the Seattle Mariners as a Major League scout. In 2013 he then became the Special Assistant to the General Manager, handling trades and acquisitions for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

References

1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
2. http://csraactive.com/issues/1-2010/todd-greene.shtml
3. "Rays name Todd Greene quality assurance coach". MLB.com. January 13, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

• 1971 births
• Living people
• American expatriate baseball players in Canada
• Anaheim Angels players
• Arizona Diamondbacks scouts
• Baseball players from Augusta, Georgia
• Boise Hawks players
• California Angels players
• Colorado Rockies players
• Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
• Columbus Clippers players
• Dunedin Blue Jays players
• Edmonton Trappers players
• Frisco RoughRiders players
• Georgia Southern Eagles baseball players
• Lake Elsinore Storm players
• Las Vegas 51s players
• Major League Baseball catchers
• Midland Angels players
• New York Yankees players
• Oklahoma RedHawks players
• Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in baseball
• People from Evans, Georgia
• San Francisco Giants players
• Seattle Mariners scouts
• Syracuse SkyChiefs players
• Texas Rangers players
• Toronto Blue Jays players
• Vancouver Canadians players
• Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players