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Mike Greenwell

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Mike Greenwell

Michael Lewis Greenwell (July 18, 1963 – October 9, 2025) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox (1985–1996). He played seven 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 finished as the runner-up for the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1988 after batting .325 along with career highs of 22 home runs and 119 runs batted in (RBIs).

Infobox

Batting average
231
Home runs
0
Runs batted in
5

Tables

· Racing career › Motorsports career results
Year
Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Team
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
No.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Make
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
4
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
5
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
6
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
7
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
8
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
9
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
10
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
11
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
12
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
13
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
14
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
15
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
16
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
17
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
18
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
19
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
20
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
21
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
22
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
23
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
24
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
25
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
mw- NCTC
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Pts
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Ref
2006
2006
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
2006
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Green Light Racing
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
08
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Chevy
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DAY
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
CAL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
ATL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
GTY
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
CLT
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MFD26
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DOV
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TEX
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MCH
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MLW
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
KAN
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
KEN
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MEM33
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
IRP
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NSH
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
BRI
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NHA
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
LVS
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TAL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
ATL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TEX
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
PHO
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
HOM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
69th
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
149
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
mw- NCTC
Pts
Ref
2006
Green Light Racing
08
Chevy
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
CLT
MFD26
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM33
IRP
NSH
BRI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
69th
149
· External links
Preceded byChris Speier
Preceded byChris Speier
Achievements
Preceded byChris Speier
Achievements
Hitting for the cycle September 14, 1988
Achievements
Succeeded byKelly Gruber
Achievements
Preceded byChris Speier
Hitting for the cycle September 14, 1988
Succeeded byKelly Gruber

References

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    http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/mlb_player_locator_results.jsp?playerLocator=greenwell
  2. "Greenwell Makes List of Hall Nominees"
    https://bostonspastime.com/stories/greenwell.html
  3. "Greenwell makes case for '88 MVP"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180205130206/https://www.espn.co.uk/mlb/news/story?id=1993112
  4. The Athletic
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1829116/2020/05/22/red-sox-top-10-left-field-seasons/
  5. sabr.org
    https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mike-greenwell/
  6. Baseball-Reference.com
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greenmi01.shtml
  7. The Boston Globe
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171556/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2010/06/29/ex_red_sox_mike_greenwells_son_bo_knows_the_challenges/
  8. Hartford Courant
    https://www.courant.com/1995/08/22/greenwell-finds-another-niche-as-team-leader/
  9. Retrosheet
    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B09140BOS1988.htm
  10. masslive.com
    http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2015/06/list_of_the_20_boston_red_sox.html
  11. "Game Winning Runs Batted In Records"
    http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_gwrbi1.shtml
  12. Baseball Prospectus
    http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16054
  13. Retrosheet
    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B09020SEA1996.htm
  14. Baseball Almanac
    http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_rbi1.shtml
  15. Boston.com
    https://www.boston.com/sports/extra-bases/2008/02/25/eight_selected
  16. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/18/sports/greenwell-is-going-to-play-in-japan.html
  17. The News-Press
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16326024/injured_greenwell_comes_back_home/
  18. The News-Press
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16326156/greenwells_back/
  19. Hartford Courant
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16326306/greenwell_triples_in_japanese_debut/
  20. The News-Press
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16326498/greenwell_calls_it_a_career/
  21. South Coast Today
    http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19970515/News/305159948
  22. reds.enquirer.com
    http://reds.enquirer.com/2001/02/22/red_greenwell_will.html
  23. The News-Press
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16329862/greenwell_promoted/
  24. Lubbock Avalanche Journal
    http://lubbockonline.com/stories/070301/pro_LS0462-2.001.shtml
  25. USA Today
    http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2006-05-23-greenwell-debut_x.htm
  26. DriverAverages.com
    https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_truckseries/drivertrack.php?drv_id=3075&trk_id=190
  27. DriverAverages.com
    https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_truckseries/drivertrack.php?drv_id=3075&trk_id=60
  28. Executive Office of the Governor
    https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2022/governor-ron-desantis-appoints-michael-greenwell-lee-county-board-county
  29. "2024 Candidates"
    https://www.lee.vote/Portals/Lee/Candidates%20and%20Political%20Committees/2024%20Candidate%20List/Candidate%20List_111824.html?ver=5sQgBDzJu4BmY4v0-aP7Zw%3d%3d
  30. "Lee County commissioner's Alva land rezoned for major development"
    https://winknews.com/2023/06/22/alva-land-rezoned-development
  31. capecoralbreeze.com
    https://www.capecoralbreeze.com/news/local-news/2025/10/09/commissioner-greenwell-mourned/
  32. Providence Journal
    https://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/98/dylan/mgart.html
  33. Baseball-Reference.com
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=greenw001bo-
  34. Boston Herald
    http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/clubhouse_insider/2014/03/family_reunion_carl_yastrzemski_in_red_sox_camp_may_get
  35. The News-Press
    http://www.news-press.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/03/26/red-sox-fans-know-the-greenwell-name/6944963/
  36. "Garrett Greenwell Profile and Statistics"
    http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=garrett-greenwell
  37. Fangraphs
    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/qa-joey-terdoslavich-future-braves-basher/
  38. baseball-reference.com
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/terdojo01.shtml
  39. The Boston Globe
    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/18/sports/red-sox-mike-greenwell-cancer-diagnosis/
  40. WBBH
    https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/mike-greenwell-death-red-sox-lee-commissioner/68989608
  41. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-greenwell-dies
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