Charlie Greene

For other people of the same name, see Charles Greene (disambiguation).

This article is about the baseball player. For the musician, see Charlie Green (musician). For the football player, see Charlie Green (American football).

Charles Patrick Greene (born January 23, 1971 in Miami, Florida) is a former backup catcher who played in Major League Baseball with four different teams from 1996 through 2000. Listed at 6' 1", 170 lbs., he batted and threw right-handed.

Charlie attended Killian Senior High School in Miami, Florida from 1986 to 1989. He was drafted in the 11th round by the Seattle Mariners as a senior, but decided to play for his father at Miami-Dade College. His father, Dr. Charles P. Greene, coached at Miami-Dade College from 1968-1996. Dr. Greene was the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Lefty Gomez Award and was the first Junior College coach to serve as President of the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1990. Two of his former players were selected as the top amateur player in the country. Orlando Gonzalez won the prestigious Lefty Gomez Plate in 1974 and Alex Fernandez claiming the Golden Spikes Award in 1990. Alex won a World Series title with the Florida Marlins in 1997. 26 of his players at Miami-Dade College reached the major leagues including Alex, Raul Ibanez of the Philadelphia Phillies, and Charlie Jr.

Greene entered the majors in 1996 with the New York Mets, playing for them one year before moving to the Baltimore Orioles (1997–98), Milwaukee Brewers (1999) and Toronto Blue Jays (2000). His most productive season came in 1999 with Milwaukee, when he appeared in a career-high 32 games and hit a .173 batting average.

In 55 games, Greene was a .173 hitter (13-for-75) with five runs and two RBI without home runs.

Following his major league career, Greene has played in Triple-A for the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations.

Some longtime coaches and scouts said Charlie was the best defensive catcher they had ever seen.

He now works for the Milwaukee Brewers as their field coordinator and catching instructor.

Charlie's younger brother Mick played Division I basketball at the University of South Florida.

Sources

• The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Reference

 

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Name	Greene, Charlie
Alternative names	Junior
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 23, 1971
Place of birth	Miami, Florida
Date of death
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