Taylor William Andrew Green (born November 2, 1986) is a Canadian former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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. After retiring, Green became a

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for the Brewers.

Amateur career

Green attended Mark R. Isfeld Senior Secondary School in

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, and played high school

for the Parksville Royals of the

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. He went on to play two years of collegiate baseball at

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, where he was named a First Team Orange Empire Conference All-Star and Junior College 1st Team All-American.

Professional career

Green was drafted by the

in the 25th round (745th pick) of the

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. He made his professional debut playing for the rookie-level

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in 2006. Green was promoted to the Single-A

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in 2007. That season, in which he had a .327

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, 14

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s, and 86 RBI, Green was named the Brewers Organizational Player of the Year. He also made the mid and post-season

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All-Star teams. ''

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'' selected him as a "Low Class A Third Base All-Star". After the 2007 season, Green was named to

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team which participated in the 2007 World Cup in

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, after which the team qualified for a spot in the

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, although Green did not make the team. In 2008, Green played for the High-A

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. He was selected for the mid and post-season

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(FSL) All-Star teams, and finished second in the FSL

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. Green split the 2009 season between the Single-A

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and the Double-A

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. His entire 2010 season was played with Huntsville. Green began the 2011 season with Huntsville, but was promoted to the Triple-A

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after three games at Double-A. He was later called up to the major leagues for the first time late in the season. Green made his MLB debut on August 31 as a

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, singling in his first at-bat for his first MLB career hit. In 37 at-bats, He batted .270. Green competed for a roster spot with Brooks Conrad and

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in 2012. He earned a spot on the

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, however was optioned to Triple-A Nashville before being recalled in May and hitting his first major league home run off

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in a win against the

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on June 6, 2012, then was later optioned back to Nashville, but recalled in September. In April 2013, Green underwent left hip surgery and missed all of the 2013 season. He was outrighted off the Brewers roster on October 4, 2013, but rejoined the organization and played in the minors in 2014 (Huntsville and Nashville) and 2015 (Double-A

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). Green retired as a player and became a Milwaukee

on February 26, 2016.

References

External links

MiLB.com profile
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