Tag: Greg Allen

  • Acquired in 6th round of 2014 draft out of San Diego State.
  • Made debut as September call-up in 2017, seeing action in center field and as a pinch-runner.
  • Made postseason roster as a rookie in 2017, appearing in two games as a defensive replacement for Jason Kipnis in center field and as a pinch-runner.
  • Rookie eligibility carried over to 2018, when he also made the postseason roster, giving him the rare distinction of appearing in two postseasons as a rookie.
  • Hit walk-off home run in 14th inning in 2018 against Houston, his second career home run.
  • In 2018, became 10th rookie in franchise history to steal 20+ bases and the first since Kenny Lofton in 1992. Allen finished with 21 stolen bases in 2018, and 31 during his four seasons in Cleveland.
  • Reportedly involved in the 2016 trade offer (with Francisco Mejia, Shawn Armstrong and Yu Chang) which would have brought catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Cleveland from Milwaukee, which Lucroy declined via his no-trade clause.
  • Traded to Padres at 2020 trade deadline with Mike Clevinger for Cal Quantril, Josh Naylor, Austin Hedges, Owen Miller, Gabriel Arias and Joey Cantillo.

5 hits, 7 RBI from Bottom Third

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Last night against the Orioles, , and combined for 7 hits and 5 RBI while occupying the 7-8-9 spots in the order. It was the first time the bottom third of the order collected at least 7 hits and 5 RBI since 2019.

Most recent 7-8-9 hitters with 7+ hits and 5+ RBI:

Jose Tena Debut

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Following the brawl between and Tim Anderson, was called upon to make his MLB debut as a pinch-runner for Ramirez.

Here are the most recent Cleveland players to make their debut as a pinch-runner: