Greg Allen (baseball)

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Greg Allen
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Allen with the Cleveland Indians in 2018
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 (age 30)
San Diego, California
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2017, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.232
Home runs10
Runs batted in67
Teams

Greg Lomack Allen (born March 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians in 2017 and has also played for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Amateur career

Allen attended Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California.[1] He then attended San Diego State University, where he played college baseball for three seasons for the San Diego State Aztecs.[1] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

Professional career

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians selected Allen in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB draft.[3] After signing with Cleveland, Allen was assigned to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and spent the whole season there, batting .244 with 19 runs batted in (RBIs) and 30 stolen bases in 57 games played. In 2015, he played for the Lake County Captains[4] where he slashed .273/.368/.382 with seven home runs, 45 RBIs, and 43 stolen bases in 123 games. He also played in three games for the Lynchburg Hillcats at the end of the season. In 2016, Allen played for Lynchburg before he was promoted to the Akron RubberDucks.[5] In 129 total games between the two teams, he batted .295 with seven home runs, 44 RBIs, 45 stolen bases, and an .830 OPS. After the season, the Indians assigned Allen to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. He was reported to be involved in a trade to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jonathan Lucroy; however, the trade fell apart after Lucroy refused to waive his no-trade clause.[6]

Allen began the 2017 season with Akron. The Indians promoted him to the major leagues on September 1, 2017.[7] In 71 games for Akron prior to his promotion he was batting .264 with two home runs, 24 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases.[8] On September 7, Allen hit his first MLB home run.[9]

Allen began 2018 with the Columbus Clippers. On May 27, 2018, Allen hit his first career walk-off home run against the Astros in the 14th inning.[10] On September 23, 2018, Allen hit a base hit in the bottom of the 11th inning against the Boston Red Sox for the Indians to walk off.[11] Allen ended the season with a .257 batting average and 21 stolen bases.

San Diego Padres

On August 31, 2020, the Indians traded Allen, along with Mike Clevinger and Matt Waldron, to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, and minor league players Gabriel Arias, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo.[12] He played in one game for San Diego before they optioned him to their alternate training site.[13] On December 31, 2020, Allen was designated for assignment by the Padres following the signing of Ha-seong Kim.[14]

New York Yankees

On January 6, 2021, the Padres traded Allen to the New York Yankees in exchange for James Reeves.[15] On February 23, 2021, Allen was designated for assignment by the Yankees after the Justin Wilson signing was made official.[16] On March 1, Allen was outrighted and invited to spring training as a non-roster invitee.[17] He was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to begin the season. When the Yankees had an outbreak of COVID-19, the Yankees selected Allen to the major leagues on July 16.[18] Allen played in 15 games for the Yankees, hitting .270 with no home runs and two RBIs. On August 5, Allen was returned to Triple-A Scranton and removed from the 40-man roster.[citation needed] The Yankees added Allen to their roster for the 2021 American League Wild Card Game.[19]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On November 5, 2021, Allen was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[20] On September 26, 2022, Allen was designated for assignment.

References

  1. ^ a b Kenney, Kirk (June 22, 2016). "Former SDSU outfielder Greg Allen shining in minor leagues". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Greg Allen - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Twitter, David S. Glasier dglasier@news-herald com @nhglasier on (August 13, 2019). "Greg Allen seizing the moment with the Indians". The News-Herald. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Lake County's Greg Allen a leadoff hitter in the Kenny Lofton mode: Cleveland Indians Class A Report". July 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Bournival, Brad. "RubberDucks report: Newcomer Greg Allen gives fans a glimpse of the future". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Smith, Daren (August 12, 2016). "Riding 42-game hitting streak, Indians prospect Francisco Mejia involved in rumored Milwaukee Brewers Jonathan Lucroy trade". Milb.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Hoynes, Paul (August 31, 2017). "Francisco Mejia, Greg Allen expected to join Cleveland Indians on Friday when roster expands". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Greg Allen Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Indians' Greg Allen: Hits first career home run in blowout". cbssports.com. CBS. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Indians rally for wild, 14-inning, 10-9 win over Astros". Associated Press. May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "Gameday". MLB.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Indians trade Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen and player to be named to San Diego for six players". cleveland. August 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "Padres roster review: Greg Allen". December 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Connor Byrne. "Padres Designate Greg Allen". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  15. ^ TC Zencka (January 6, 2021). "Yankees To Acquire Greg Allen From Padres". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  16. ^ Steve Adams (February 23, 2021). "Yankees Designate Greg Allen For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  17. ^ Mark Polishuk (March 1, 2021). "Minor MLB Transactions: 3/1/21". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "Yankees, Red Sox lineups Friday | Trey Amburgey, Chris Gittens in; Luke Voit on IL; Greg Allen, Hoy Park, Rob Brantly recalled (7/16/21)". nj. July 16, 2021.
  19. ^ "Yankees bring back Greg Allen for wild-card game, DFA Andrew Heaney". October 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "Pirates Claim Greg Allen off Waivers from Yankees".

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