Mike Greenwell is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 18, 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. If it weren’t for He would have been the 1988 MVP if not for Jose Canseco‘s 40-home run, 40-stolen base feat, the first one ever in the history of the Major League. s 40-home run and 40 stolen base feat, he would have been the 1988 MVP.
Greenwell was drafted in the third round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft by the Red Sox, and was signed on June 9, 1982. Throughout his Red Sox career, Greenwell suffered under the weight of lofty expectations for a Boston left fielder, as since 1940 the position had been occupied by Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice – all MVP winners, regular triple crown candidates, and eventual members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Although his play rarely reached the level of his predecessors, he provided a solid and reliable presence in the team’s lineup for several seasons. Well respected, he also served as the team’s player representative for a time. Greenwell was runner-up for the 1988 American League MVP Award to Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics; years later, Canseco’s admission of steroid use led Greenwell to ask, “Where’s my MVP?”
On September 14, 1988, Greenwell hit for the cycle, becoming the 17th player to do so in Red Sox franchise history. On September 2, 1996, the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9–8 in 10 innings at the Kingdome, with Greenwell driving in all nine runs for the Sox, a record for most runs driven in by one player accounting for all of that team’s runs in a single game. He also holds the American League record for most game-winning RBIs in a single season, with 23 in 1988; the game-winning RBI has since been discontinued as an official statistic. Greenwell was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2008.
He was born in Louisville Kentucky.
In 1997, he signed for the Japan’s Hanshin Tigers. However, he left the team during spring practice due to an injury. He was again hurt soon after and retired from playing just a few games.
Michael Lewis Greenwell (born July 18, 1963) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox (1985–1996). He played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan (1997), before retiring. Greenwell was nicknamed “The Gator.” He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was fourth in Rookie of the Year voting in 1987. Greenwell was a leading contender for the American League MVP award in 1988, but lost to Jose Canseco, who had the first 40 home run, 40 stolen base season in baseball history. Greenwell hit .325 with 22 home runs and 119 RBIs in 1988, setting career highs in all three categories.
