Tyler Greene
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Greene with the St.Louis Cardinals
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| Second baseman/Shortstop | |||
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Born: August 17, 1983 Jacksonville, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 30, 2009, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Batting average | .224 | ||
| Home runs | 17 | ||
| Runs batted in | 61 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing the  United States
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2003 Santo Domingo | Team competition |
James Tyler Greene (born August 17, 1983) is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, and Chicago White Sox.
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 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He then went on to attend Georgia Tech.
Greene was the 30th overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft by the Cardinals.
Greene made his major league 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.
He hit his first career home run May 8, 2009, against the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning off reliever David Weathers. He was recalled on September 23 after the minor league season had ended. 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.
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