Mitch Coleman Green (born May 4, 1989) is an American former professional baseball

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in the

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organization. Green attended

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. He went on to attend the

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, where he played for the

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team. As a freshman, Green earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors. In 2009, he played

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with the

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of the

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. Green had a breakout year as a junior, earning first-team All-Big 12 honors, winning

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, and earning second-team ABCA All-American honors and first-team All-American honors from

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. Green was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

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, but decided to return to Texas for his senior season where he again earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors. Green was drafted in the ninth round by the

in the

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. He split the 2011 season between the

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and the

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. Green was suspended by

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for the first 50 games of the 2012 season after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine. Green in September 2013 would become a Manager at MCG Drilling & Completing Green would become a company owner at Cattle Co in May 2020

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Texas Longhorns bio
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