Grayson Greiner

Grayson James Greiner (born October 11, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Grayson Greiner
Greiner with the Tigers in 2019
Detroit Tigers – No. 17
Catcher
Born: (1992-10-11) October 11, 1992
Columbia, South Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 2018, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.194
Home runs8
Runs batted in39
Teams

Career

After graduating from Blythewood High School in Blythewood, South Carolina, Greiner played college baseball for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 2012 to 2014. He played in 179 games during his career, hitting .278/.358/.435 with 18 home runs.

Minor leagues
Greiner (center) catching for the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2015

Greiner was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2] He signed with the Tigers and made his professional debut with the West Michigan Whitecaps.[3] He played in 26 games before a broken hamate bone in his left wrist ended his season. He hit .322/.394/.444 with two home runs.[4] Greiner spent 2015 with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, where he struggled, batting only .183 in 89 games. However, Greiner improved greatly in 2016, where he split time among Lakeland, the Erie SeaWolves, and the Toledo Mud Hens, posting a combined .293 batting average with seven home runs and 42 RBIs between the three clubs.[5] After the season, the Tigers assigned Greiner to the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.

In 2017, he played for both Erie and Toledo, batting a combined .237 with 14 home runs and 44 RBIs in 103 total games between the two teams.[6] The Tigers added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7]

2018

On May 4, 2018, the Tigers called up Greiner.[8] He made his major league debut two days later, and hit a single in his first-ever major league at-bat.[9] Greiner was sent back down to Toledo on May 31.[10] He was recalled by Detroit on June 12.[11]

2019

The Tigers decided not to retain James McCann for the 2019 season which elevated Greiner to the starting catcher position after only playing in 30 games the previous season, his first season in the majors.[12] On June 14, the Tigers placed Greiner on the 10-day Injured List due to a lower back strain.[13] He was later moved to the 60-day IL. He was activated from the IL on August 24 and optioned to triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.[14] Greiner was added to the major league roster as a September call-up. On the season, he hit .202 with 5 home runs and 19 RBI in 208 major league at-bats.

2020

Overall with the 2020 Detroit Tigers, Greiner batted .118 with three home runs and 8 RBIs in 18 games.[15]

References
  1. "Detroit Tigers draft Gamecocks teammates Grayson Greiner, Joey Pankake". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  2. Fox Sports. "Tigers might have uncovered a third-round gem in Grayson Greiner". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. "Catcher Grayson Greiner becomes first member from Tigers 2014 draft class to join Whitecaps". MLive.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  4. Injury, surgery end Grayson Greiner’s season in minors Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Grayson Greiner Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. "Grayson Greiner Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. "Tigers add seven prospects to 40-man roster, sign LHP Ryan Carpenter". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  8. "Tigers calling up catcher Grayson Greiner after injury to Miguel Cabrera". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  9. Bezjak, Lou (2018-05-06). "Gamecock great Grayson Greiner earns spot in history in first game in majors". thestate.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  10. McCosky, Chris (May 31, 2018). "Tigers call up infielder Ronny Rodriguez, send down Greiner". detroitnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  11. Woodbery, Evan (June 12, 2018). "Tigers call up catcher Grayson Greiner from Toledo". mlive.com. MLive. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  12. "Grayson Greiner anxious to validate Gardenhire's faith, seize starting catcher role". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  13. "Tigers To Place Grayson Greiner On IL, Select Bobby Wilson". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  14. "Tigers' Grayson Greiner: Activated and optioned". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  15. https://www.mlb.com/player/grayson-greiner-606988?stats=career-r-hitting-mlb&year=2020
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