Shane Greene

Shane Greene
Greene (center) with Francisco Cervelli (left) and Derek Jeter (right)
Detroit Tigers – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: November 17, 1988 Clermont, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 2014, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics (through April 24, 2016)
Win–loss record	10–14
Earned run average	5.45
Strikeouts	142
Teams
New York Yankees (2014) Detroit Tigers (2015–present)

Shane Greene (born November 17, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Yankees.

Career

Greene attended East Ridge High School in Clermont, Florida, and played for their baseball team as a pitcher.^[1] He received a scholarship to attend the University of West Florida, in order to play college baseball for the West Florida Argonauts. He lost his scholarship in May 2008 when he had to undergo Tommy John surgery. He transferred to Daytona Beach Community College. While rehabilitating, the velocity of his fastball improved from 89 miles per hour (143 km/h) before the surgery to 93 to 94 miles per hour (150 to 151 km/h) after.^[2][3]

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees selected Greene in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB Draft.^[4] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.^[5] He won the Kevin Lawn Award as the Yankees Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2013.^[6][7]

Greene was assigned to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League to start the 2014 season. He was promoted to the major leagues on April 9, 2014.^[8] He made his MLB debut against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park on April 24. In July, Greene replaced Vidal Nuño in the Yankees starting rotation,^[9] and he remained in the starting rotation for the remainder of the season.^[10] He ended the season with a 5–4 win–loss record and a 3.78 earned run average (ERA), while recording more than one strikeout per inning pitched.^[11]

Detroit Tigers

On December 5, 2014, the Yankees traded Greene to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team trade that brought Robbie Ray and Domingo Leyba to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Didi Gregorius to the New York Yankees.^[12] Greene began the 2015 season in the Tigers' starting rotation, where he posted a 3–0 record, allowing only one earned run in his first three starts with an 0.39 ERA. In his next 10 starts, he posted a 1–6 record with an 8.60 ERA, allowing 16 earned runs on 21 hits over nine innings in his last three starts. On June 12, Greene was optioned to the Toledo Mud Hens of the International League, and his spot in the rotation was given to Kyle Ryan.^[13] On June 16, in his first start for the Mud Hens, Greene went 7¹⁄₃ innings, allowing four hits, no runs, and one strikeout.^[14]

On July 27, 2015, it was announced that the Tigers would move Greene from the starting rotation to the bullpen. Since returning to the Tigers following a stint with the Toledo Mud Hens on July 12, he has given up 17 runs on 24 hits over 13²⁄₃ innings. He has posted a 9.20 ERA in his last 13 appearances, and has not lasted more than five innings in his last six starts.^[15][16] On August 23, 2015, Greene was diagnosed with a pseudoaneurysm in his throwing hand, and underwent season-ending surgery on August 27 to repair the circumflex artery in his throwing shoulder, ending his season with a 4–8 record and a 6.88 ERA in 18 games.^[17][18]

References

1. "Former East Ridge pitcher Shane Greene to make first major league start for Yankees". Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
2. Woronoff, Brent (June 9, 2009). "Pitcher may get drafted despite surgery, layoff: Pitcher Shane Greene returned from Tommy John surgery with better velocity and has scouts very interested". Daytona News-Journal. p. 5B. Retrieved November 16, 2013. (subscription required)
3. "Yanks find loads of talent on Draft Day 2". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
4. "Shane Greene latest example of Yanks’ farm system stepping up". New York Post. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
5. "Yanks make deal with Padres, add six to 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
6. "Yankees name INF Greg Bird and RHP Shane Greene winners of the 2013 Kevin Lawn "Player of the Year" and "Pitcher of the Year" Awards". MLB.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
7. "Yankees spring training: Greg Bird, Shane Greene 2013 minor league players of the year". Nj.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
8. Mearns, Andrew (April 9, 2014). "Austin Romine optioned to Scranton; pitcher Shane Greene recalled". Pinstripe Alley. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
9. "Yankees Insider: Shane Greene to pitch Monday, Whitley to pen". NY Daily News. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
10. "In a lost season, this Yankee has been an unlikely success story". New York Post. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
11. "MLB hot stove: Yankees trade for Arizona Diamondbacks' shortstop Didi Gregorius". NJ.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
12. Nowak, Joey (December 5, 2014). "Gregorius goes to Yanks, Ray to Arizona, Greene to Tigers". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
13. Fenech, Anthony (June 12, 2015). "Tigers send starter Shane Greene to Triple-A Toledo". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
14. Zmuda, Matthew (June 16, 2015). "Greene stellar despite extra inning loss". MiLB. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
15. Beck, Jason (July 27, 2015). "Tigers add prospect Farmer to taxed bullpen". MLB.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
16. Schmehl, James (July 27, 2015). "Detroit Tigers will move struggling starting pitcher Shane Greene to bullpen". MLive. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
17. Beck, Jason (August 23, 2015). "Greene diagnosed with pseudoaneurysm in hand". MLB.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
18. McCosky, Chris (August 26, 2015). "Tigers' Shane Greene to undergo surgery, season over". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Shane Greene on Twitter