Zach Green

Zachary Green (born March 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB draft. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Giants, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2019.

Zach Green
Green with the Giants in 2019
San Francisco Giants – No. 68
Infielder
Born: (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994
Sacramento, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 21, 2019, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.143
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Career

Green attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California.[1]

Philadelphia Phillies

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round, with the 125th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft, and signed for a $420,000 signing bonus.[2]

In 2012, Green played for the Gulf Coast Phillies, hitting .284/.333/.426/.759 with 3 home runs and 21 RBIs.[3] In 2013, he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters, hitting .252/.344/.478/.822 with 13 home runs and 41 RBI.[3] He spent the 2014 season with the Lakewood BlueClaws, hitting .268/.316/.402/.718 with 6 home runs and 43 RBI.[3] He spent the 2015 season with the Clearwater Threshers, hitting .173/.216/.221/.437 with 1 home run and 7 RBI, in just 26 games due to a wrist injury.[2][3] He returned to Clearwater in the 2016 season, hitting .263/.326/.432/.758 with 12 home runs and 63 RBI.[3] In the 2016 season, he played through pain that was resolved by undergoing Tommy John surgery and a surgery to fix a hip ailment.[2] He split the 2017 season between the GCL Phillies, Clearwater, and the Reading Fightin Phils, hitting a combined .227/.291/.424/.715 with 9 home runs and 26 RBI.[3] His 2018 season was split between Reading and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, hitting a combined .281/.356/.532/.888 with 20 home runs and 75 RBI.[2][3]

San Francisco Giants

Green became a free agent following the 2018 season, and signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on January 24, 2019.[1] He opened the 2019 season with the Sacramento River Cats, for whom he batted .282/.380/.659 with 25 home runs and 64 RBIs in 252 at bats.[1][4]

On July 21, 2019, the Giants selected Green's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[5][6] He made his major league debut that day versus the New York Mets.[7] Green was outrighted off the Giants roster on November 4, 2019, and re-signed with the team on a minor league contract.

References
  1. Joe Davidson (April 9, 2019). "As an injured 21-year-old, River Cats' Zach Green 'couldn't move'; now he's on the move". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. Scott Lauber (May 30, 2018). "Phillies prospect Zach Green, finally healthy, is slugging toward a reunion with Rhys Hoskins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "Zach Green Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. Henry Schulman (July 20, 2019). "NorCal strong — Giants to promote lefty Conner Menez, infielder Zach Green from Triple-A". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  6. Kerry Crowley (July 20, 2019). "Power-hitting infield prospect reportedly set to join the Giants on Sunday". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  7. Ali Thanawalla (July 21, 2019). "Conner Menez, Zach Green reflect on making MLB debuts with Giants". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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