Tommy Gregg

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Tommy Gregg

|image=Tommy Gregg 2010 (cropped).jpg

|caption=Gregg as hitting coach of the Omaha Royals in 2010

|team=Tri-State Coal Cats

|number=11

|position=Outfielder / First baseman

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1963|7|29}}

|birth_place=Boone, North Carolina, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 14

|debutyear=1987

|debutteam= Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 28

|finalyear=1997

|finalteam= Atlanta Braves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.243

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=20

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=88

|teams=

As player

Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1988}})
Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1988}}–{{mlby|1992}})
Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1993}})
Florida Marlins ({{mlby|1995}})
Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1997}})

As manager

Tri-State Coal Cats (2024–present)

}}

William Thomas Gregg (born July 29, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder/first baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Florida Marlins from 1987 to 1997. He is currently the hitting coach for the independent Lincoln Saltdogs.

Amateur career

Gregg attended Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greggto01.shtml Tommy Gregg Stats]. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2023. He played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he studied psychology.1990 Topps baseball card # 223 In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.{{cite news | title = Cardinals | pages = 27 | newspaper = The Cape Codder | location = Orleans, MA | date = April 15, 1983 | url = https://snow-library.com/viewer/4264?medianame=1983_thecapecodder_vol38_issue23_orleans_000027 }}{{cite news | title = Harwich's Snyder Tops NCAA All Star Picks | pages = 29 | newspaper = The Cape Codder | location = Orleans, MA | date = July 22, 1983 | url = https://snow-library.com/viewer/4294?medianame=1983_thecapecodder_vol38_issue51_orleans_000029 }}

Professional career

He played in the majors from 1987 to 1997 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Florida Marlins. He mostly played as an outfielder.

Coaching career

He formerly served as the hitting coach for the Omaha Storm Chasers. Gregg was named as the hitting coach for the New Orleans Baby Cakes in the Miami Marlins organization for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He became hitting coach of the Lincoln Saltdogs in January 2021.

In February 2024, it was announced that Gregg would take on the role of manager for the newly established Tri-State Coal Cats in Huntington, West Virginia, part of the Appalachian League.{{cite web |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2024/02/15/huntington-based-appalachian-league-team-will-go-by-tri-state-coal-cats-don-green-and-black/ |title=Huntington-based Appalachian League team will go by Tri-State Coal Cats, don green and black |access-date=2024-01-21 |agency=WV Metro News |date=2024-02-15 }}