Todd Greene


‧ Position: Catcher.

‧ Height, weight: 5-foot-10, 208 pounds.

‧ Bats: Right.

‧ Throws: Right.

‧ Age: 32.

‧ Acquired: Free agent signed to a one-year contract. Played with Texas in
             2003.

‧ Status: Will back up starter Charles Johnson.

‧ Career highlights: Has played only in the American League, with Anaheim,
                      Toronto, New York Yankees and Texas . . . Has played
                      catcher in 166 of his 362 big-league games; in the
                      others, he played outfield, first base or designated
                      hitter . . . Last season, threw out 16 of 54 runners
                      attempting to steal . . . Converted from outfielder to
                      catcher after his first year in pro ball.

‧ Personal: Signed with the California Angels after being selected in the 12th
             round of the 1993 draft from Georgia Southern University . . .
             Originally was chosen out of high school by Atlanta in the 27th
             round of the 1989 draft, but he did not sign . . . A member of
             Team USA that played in the 1991 Pan American Games . . . Greene
             and wife Vanessa have two children, Aryn, 8, and Jacob, 5.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "Two people, Bill Lachemann and John McNamara. They taught me how
              to catch in the Angels system. The Angels reached a point where
              they wanted to move me back to the outfield or try me at third
              base, but those two were certain I could make it as a catcher.
              Unfortunately, I had an arm injury that slowed me down, but they
              worked with me to come back from the injury. I know they were
              proud of me. I was their project."