Greg Golson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Golson
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1985(1985-09-17)
Age	39
Birthplace	Austin
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Virgo

Greg Golson Biography

Greg Golson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 17, 1985 in Austin, Texas, United States. Gregory Joseph Golson (born September 17th 19th, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. The first choice (21st overall) in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, Golson played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Phillies (2008), Texas Rangers (2009) and New York Yankees (2010-2011).

On the 20th of November the 20th of November, 2008. Golson received a trade offer from the Phillies to the Texas Rangers for John Mayberry, Jr. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. described the deal as one of a ” ‘speed-for- power’ swap”. Golson got one at-bat with his new Rangers for 2009 before and spent the majority of his time in AAA as part of the Oklahoma RedHawks. Through 146 plate games Golson achieved the .289 average, with five triples and three doubles. The catcher stole six bases as well as scoring 14 runs over the first two months.

Golson’s speed became a feature of his game, and went on to steal over 100 bases in five minor-league seasons. In a 2008 interview, Golson said, regarding his success as a base-stealer, that “[you’ve] got to be real observant of what the pitcher is doing, if they fall into patterns, what the catcher is doing, the counts, the game situation—stuff like that … but speed is the big thing”.

On January 26, 2010, Golson was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league player Mitch Hilligoss and cash, after being designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers a few days earlier. Golson was used as primarily a defensive replacement. On September 14 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Golson astonished players and spectators with a strong throw when threw out the speedy Carl Crawford in an attempt to reach third base after tagging up for the final out of the game. Golson would later be included on the Yankees’ 2010 postseason roster until the team lost the 2010 ALCS to the Texas Rangers. He spent most of the 2011 season with the Yankees’ AAA affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He was released prior to the Rule 5 draft that offseason.

Strikeouts continued to be a problem for Golson when he started in the season of 2007. In the span of Clearwater as well as his Reading Phillies, Golson struck out 173 times over the 607 times he played at the plate. He scored 15 home runs during 2007 with 32 doubles as well as 5 triples. The .273 standard and .426 Slugging percentage was an improvement from last year’s. His prospect rank dropped from second place in the Phillies system to the tenth spot.

Greg Golson Net Worth

Greg Golson is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Golson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Golson was a student at John B. Connally High School in Austin, Texas. Golson was the Philadelphia Phillies selected Golson from high school with the 21st pick in the initial selection of the Major League Baseball Draft. Following his selection in the draft, the Phillies were able to assign Golson the Gulf Coast League affiliate in the rookie leagues. He appeared in 47 games and posted the .295 average in batting, with five triples and eight doubles. The catcher stole twelve bases and hit 54 times over 183 at-bats.

In his second minor league season, Golson was promoted to the A-level Lakewood BlueClaws in Lakewood, New Jersey. He continued to put up impressive strikeouts, registering the number of 106 strikeouts in 375 games, but he also registered an impressive .264 rate, hit eight triples (a record-setting number) as well as stole 25 bases. Following the 2005 season, Golson was named the second-best prospect in the Phillies program by Baseball America which was the top place he’d be in their rankings. The majority of the 2006 season was played at Lakewood in addition, which included an extension into his current team, the Clearwater Threshers. In between the two leagues, Golson struck .233 as well as struck at 160 times. He scored 13 home runs while batting for 48 times. Golson also scored more than 127 hits over 593 plate games.

Golson remained at Reading for the 2008 season. A .282 average, 13 home runs, and 18 doubles were enough to catch the eye of the major league club, who called him up to the majors on August 31. He made his debut on September 7, pinch-hitting for catcher Carlos Ruiz. He made several appearances as a late- inning defensive replacement, which was fine with Golson. “You can really impact a game, where people will remember stuff … if you make a great catch that saves the game, people remember that for a long time.” With the Phillies, Golson went 0-for-6 in the last month of the 2008 season, scoring two runs and stealing a base. Golson was not part of the postseason roster for the 2008 Phillies, who went on to win the World Series, but he did travel with the team and was in uniform for all the club’s playoff games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Greg Golson height 6 ft 0 in Greg weight 86 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Greg Golson Dating?

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Golson retired following the 2019 season and later was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in their pro scouting department.

Facts & Trivia

Greg Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Greg Golson celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.