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Posts tagged as “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.

Two Triples

August 24, 2026

In Sunday’s win over the Rockies in Coors Field, hit two triples.

It was the 122nd multi-triple game in franchise history but just the ninth since 2000:

One of the reasons it has become even more uncommon is Progressive Field is not a triple-friendly park. Most of these games occurred in the parks, like Coors Field, with the largest outfield dimensions.

Cleveland hasn’t had a three-triple game since Ben Chapman in 1939 at Tiger Stadium.

HR vs. Defending Champs

May 29, 2025

On Wednesday, hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the 8th inning of the Guardians 7-4 win over the Dodgers, the team’s first go-ahead home run in the 8th inning or later against the defending champs since 2019.

Here are the rest of the go-ahead HR in 8th or later vs defending World Series champs since 2000:

5 hits, 7 RBI from Bottom Third

June 26, 2024

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

August 7, 2023

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: