Tyler Greene

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Tyler Greene

| image = Tyler Greene 2010.jpg

| caption = Greene with the St. Louis Cardinals

| position = Second baseman / Shortstop

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|17}}

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

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 30

| debutyear = 2009

| debutteam = St. Louis Cardinals

| finaldate = June 2

| finalyear = 2013

| finalteam = Chicago White Sox

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .224

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 17

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 61

| teams =

St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2012}})
Houston Astros ({{mlby|2012}})
Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|2013}})

| awards =

World Series champion (2011)

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Country|{{bb|USA}}}}

}}

James Tyler Greene (born August 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, and Chicago White Sox.

Amateur career

Greene was born on August 17, 1983, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was drafted by Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2002 MLB draft, but did not sign. He then went on to attend Georgia Tech. In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Cardinals and was named a league all-star.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2004&T=Orleans_Cardinals |title=2004 Orleans Cardinals |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |date= |accessdate=July 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/asgnews/index.html?article_id=532 |title=East All-Star Roster: All-Star Game 2004 |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=May 6, 2020}}

Greene was the 30th overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft by the Cardinals.

Professional career

=St. Louis Cardinals=

Greene made his MLB debut on April 30, 2009 against the Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C., when Brendan Ryan was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained hamstring.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=4501602&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl |title=Greene called up, starts for Cards: Former first-round Draft pick takes place of injured Ryan |work=MLB.com |date=2009-04-30}}

He hit his first MLB career home run May 8, 2009, against the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning off reliever David Weathers.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090511231614/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090508&content_id=4628112&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards can't solve Cueto: Bats notch just five hits off Reds starter; Pineiro takes loss], MLB.com, May 8, 2009 He was recalled on September 23 after the minor league season had ended.Leach, Matthew [https://web.archive.org/web/20090927065028/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7120046&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals add four players from Triple-A] mlb.com, September 23, 2010 (accessed September 7, 2010) He was rated with "Best Infield Arm" in the Cardinals minor league system by Baseball America's Best Tools survey in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/84539 |title=Stats: Tyler Greene |website=Baseball America |access-date=March 12, 2014}}

On September 7, 2010, Greene was recalled by the Cardinals for the stretch run.

=Houston Astros=

On August 9, 2012, Greene was traded to the Houston Astros.

On March 26, 2013, Greene was released by the Astros.

=Chicago White Sox=

Greene signed with the Chicago White Sox on April 4, 2013. He then reported to Triple-A and provided infield depth.{{cite web |url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/04/white-sox-sign-tyler-greene/ |title=White Sox sign Tyler Greene |website=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com |last=Gleeman |first=Aaron |date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=March 12, 2014}} On April 14, 2013, Tyler was called up to the White Sox after Ángel Sánchez was placed on the DL.{{cite web |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130414&content_id=44752158¬ebook_id=44752176&vkey=notebook_cws&c_id=cws |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419004326/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130414&content_id=44752158¬ebook_id=44752176&vkey=notebook_cws&c_id=cws |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |title=White Sox call up utility man Greene |last=Merkin |first=Scott |website=whitesox.com |date=April 14, 2013 |access-date=March 12, 2014}} He was designated for assignment on June 3, 2013. On June 6, 2013, Tyler cleared waivers and was sent outright to Charlotte.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2013/6/5/4400340/white-sox-outright-tyler-greene-to-aaa-charlotte |last=Cotillo |first=Chris |website=MLB Daily Dish |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 12, 2014 |title=White Sox outright Tyler Greene to AAA Charlotte}} On August 13, 2013, Greene was released.{{cite web |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4479/tyler-greene |title=Tyler Greene – Atlanta Braves – 2014 Player Profile |website=rotoworld.com |access-date=March 12, 2014}}

=Atlanta Braves=

Greene signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on August 17, 2013, and was assigned to Class AAA Gwinnett.{{cite web |url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/17/braves-sign-tyler-greene-to-minor-league-contract/ |title=Braves sign Tyler Greene to Minor League contract |website=HardballTalk |date=August 17, 2013 |last=Baer |first=Bill |access-date=March 12, 2014}}

On January 13, 2014, he was invited to spring training.{{cite web |url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140113&content_id=66537690&vkey=pr_atl&c_id=atl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114063913/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140113&content_id=66537690&vkey=pr_atl&c_id=atl |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 14, 2014 |title=Braves announce Non-Roster Invitees |website=braves.com |date=January 13, 2014}}

=San Diego Padres=

Greene was acquired by the San Diego Padres on April 22, 2014.

=Philadelphia Phillies=

Greene signed a minor league deal with the Phillies in January 2015. The deal did not include an invite to major league spring training. He was released on April 4.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/04/minor-moves-hagens-owens-castillo.html |title=Minor Moves: Tomas, Oliver, Brignac, Zito, White, LaHair, Capps |last1=Polishuk |first1=Mark |last2=Johnson |first2=Brad |work=mlbtraderumors.com |date=April 4, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2015}}