Nick Green

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Nick Green
Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 81
Shortstop
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 15, 2004 for the Atlanta Braves
Selected MLB statistics
(through October 2, 2006)
Batting average     .243
Home runs     10
RBI     59
Former teams

    Nicholas Anthony Green (born September 10, 1978 in Pensacola, Florida) is a major league infielder who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

    Prior to the 2005 season, the Devil Rays received Green in a trade with the Atlanta Braves in return for right-handed pitcher Jorge Sosa. On May 4, he was designated for assignment. On May 24, the New York Yankees acquired him for cash consideration. The Yankees assigned him to their Triple-A squad, the Columbus Clippers.

    On July 2, Green made his first start for the Yankees, at second base. He contributed at the plate and in the field, hitting his first Yankee home run and throwing out a runner at the plate on a strong relay throw.

    He elected to become a free agent on October 17, 2006.

    Nick has an identical twin brother, Kevin, who played briefly in the Atlanta Braves farm system. Nick was married in the 2005 off-season.

    Nick Green was not married in 2005, and is still single according to his player profile on mlb.com,

    [edit] Career Statistics

    Nick Green (Updated as of October 2, 2006)
    Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA
    Career 269 696 105 169 35 5 10 59 5 .243

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