Greg Olson (baseball)

Greg Olson (baseball)

:"This article is about Greg Olson, the catcher; he is often confused with Gregg Olson, the pitcher."----

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#af0039
bgcolor2=#0f437c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Greg Olson


position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1960|9|6
debutdate=June 27
debutyear=1989
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=1993
finalteam=Atlanta Braves
stat1label=Home Runs
stat1value=20
stat2label=RBIs
stat2value=131
stat3label=AVG.
stat3value=.242
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1989)
*Atlanta Braves (by|1990-by|1993)
highlights=
*All-Star (NL): 1990

Gregory William Olson (born September 6, 1960 in Marshall, Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played with the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves from 1989 to 1993. Olson was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1990 and appeared in the 1991 World Series with the Braves.In 1992 Olson having a career year until a collision with Ken Caminiti of the Houston Astros broke his right leg. Olson played one more year for Atlanta before being released the following offseason to make room for rising prospect Javy López. Olson signed with the New York Mets for the 1994 season but was released following spring training which led to his retirement.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olsongr02.shtml Baseball-Reference]
* [http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/perscatch.htm Tripod]


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