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**Tyler Greene**
Tyler Greene
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	St. Louis Cardinals — No. 27
	Shortstop
	Born: August 17, 1983 (age 26); Plantation, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	April 30, 2009 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics; (through August 27, 2009)
Batting average	.219
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	7
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (2009-present);

James Tyler Greene (born August 17, 1983 in Plantation, Florida) is a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. He attended Georgia Tech and was the 30th overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft by the Cardinals. He made his major league debut on April 30, 2009 against the Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C., when Brendan Ryan was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained hamstring.^[1]

Greene participated in the 2008 Arizona Fall League season as a member of the Peoria Saguaros.

He hit his first career home run May 8, against Cincinnati in their ballpark in the eighth inning off reliever David Weathers.^[2] He was recalled in the September call-up on September 23.

[edit] References

^ "Greene called up, starts for Cards: Former first-round Draft pick takes place of injured Ryan". MLB.com. 2009-04-30. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=4501602&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.
^ Cards can't solve Cueto: Bats notch just five hits off Reds starter; Pineiro takes loss, MLB.com, May 8, 2009

[edit] External links

MLB.com Bio

[0] "Greene called up, starts for Cards: Former first-round Draft pick takes place of injured Ryan". MLB.com. 2009-04-30. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=4501602&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.

[1] Cards can't solve Cueto: Bats notch just five hits off Reds starter; Pineiro takes loss, MLB.com, May 8, 2009

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