Joshua Taylor Green (born August 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
| Josh Green | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 31, 1995 Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Amateur career
editGreen attended Parkview Baptist High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2013, his junior year, he helped lead them to a Class 3A State Championship.[1] As a senior in 2014, Green was named second team All-District.[2] Unselected in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana University where he played college baseball.
Green pitched only one inning as a freshman at Southeastern Louisiana in 2015. As a sophomore, he appeared in 17 games, pitching to a 2.04 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 35+1⁄3 innings. In 2017, he made 25 relief appearances, going 5–0 with a 4.14 ERA in 37 innings. That summer, he played in the Alaska Baseball League for the Mat-Su Miners, and was named an All-Star as well as to the All League team after not giving up a run over 22+1⁄3 innings and registering seven saves.[3][4][5] As a senior in 2018, Green moved into the starting rotation, compiling a 6–6 record and a 3.14 ERA over 15 starts, striking out 59 batters over 91+2⁄3 innings.[6]
Professional career
editGreen was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 14th round, with the 429th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
Green signed with the Diamondbacks and made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops of the Low–A Northwest League, going 3–1 with a 1.09 ERA over 25 relief appearances, earning All-Star honors.[8][9][10] To begin the 2019 season, he was assigned to the Visalia Rawhide of the High–A California League before being promoted to the Jackson Generals of the Double–A Southern League in July.[11] Over 22 starts between the two clubs, Green pitched to an 11–5 record and a 2.71 ERA over 126+1⁄3 innings.[12] The Diamondbacks named him their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[13] Green did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and spent the summer at Arizona's alternate site, where he refined a cutter that he developed during quarantine.[14]
For the 2021 season, Green was assigned to the Reno Aces of the Triple-A West, appearing in 26 games (making 15 starts) in which he went 8–4 with a 7.34 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 99+1⁄3 innings.[15] He returned to Reno to begin the 2022 season, but was demoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League in early May.[16] Over 38 games (two starts) between the two teams, Green went 1–3 with a 7.02 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 29 walks over 59 innings pitched.[17] Green also split the 2023 season between Amarillo and Reno, going 7–1 with a 4.55 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 65+1⁄3 innings.[18]
Green began the 2024 campaign with Reno, also making four appearances for Amarillo and the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks. In 13 games for Reno, he struggled to a 6.35 ERA with eight strikeouts across 17 innings. Green was released by the Diamondbacks organization on July 25, 2024.[19]
References
edit- ^ Advocate, Johnathan Manning Special to The (May 22, 2013). "Parkview romps to Class 3A baseball crown". NOLA.com.
- ^ Advocate, The (June 10, 2014). "All-district baseball teams". NOLA.com.
- ^ World, Jeremiah Bartz J’s (February 19, 2020). "The top talent from a great decade for the Mat-Su Miners". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
- ^ Frontiersman.com, Jeremiah Bartz (July 15, 2017). "More than a dozen Miners selected to compete in ABL All-Star Game". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
- ^ "2017 ABL All League Selections | Alaska Baseball League". Pointstreaksites.com. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Southeastern pitching staff looking for shut-down ace – Crescent City Sports". Crescentcitysports.com. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ IBERIAN, CHRIS LANDRY | THE DAILY (June 7, 2018). "Draft wrap-up". The Daily Iberian.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pamplin Media Group – Hillsboro Hops announce 2018 roster". Pamplinmedia.com. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Northwest League Names All-Star Roster". OurSports Central. July 31, 2018.
- ^ Steve Mims (2018-09-04). "Eugene Emeralds prepare for an unexpected trip to the playoffs – Sports – The Register-Guard – Eugene, OR". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ 1 min read (2019-09-28). "Diamondbacks' Josh Green: Earns pitching honor". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Piecoro, Nick (March 3, 2020). "Josh Green's Sinker Drives His Success". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ Share BY MATT LAYMAN Arizona Sports (2019-09-27). "Varsho, Green win D-backs' Player and Pitcher of the Year awards". Arizonasports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Piecoro, Nick (March 2021). "Josh Green Finds What He's Looking For". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "Luke Weaver is hurt, Corbin Martin is up and it's time to test the Diamondbacks' pitching depth – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ @Aces (April 6, 2022). "Introducing your 2022 Reno Aces" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Josh Green Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Josh Green Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-07-25
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)