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| He was baseball team captain as a junior and senior, 4-time all-conference and all-area, and was the first player in ] history to be named to 4 all-state teams. | He was baseball team captain as a junior and senior, 4-time all-conference and all-area, and was the first player in ] history to be named to 4 all-state teams. | ||
| He was also soccer team captain for ] and ], and was a 4-year starter. Greenberg was a 3-time all-conference, all-area, and all-state selection. He was named all-New England and All-America in ]. He was also the team and area MVP in ], and helped lead Guilford to the state soccer title in ]. | He was also soccer team captain for ] and ], and was a 4-year starter. Greenberg was a 3-time all-conference, all-area, and all-state selection. He was named all-New England and All-America in ], during which season he set the school record with 17 assists in the season. He was also the team and area MVP in ], and helped lead Guilford to the state soccer title in ]. He holds the school record for assists in a career, with 33. | ||
| In basketball, Greenberg was team captain in 1998-99, and was named 2nd-team all-conference. | In basketball, Greenberg was team captain in 1998-99, and was named 2nd-team all-conference. | ||
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Adam Greenberg (born February 21, 1981, in New Haven, CT) is an outfielder with the Jacksonville Suns, the Kansas City Royals organization.
High School
Greenberg, who is Jewish, attended Guilford High School in Guilford, Connecticut. He was a four-year letterman on Guilford's baseball, basketball, and soccer teams.
He was baseball team captain as a junior and senior, 4-time all-conference and all-area, and was the first player in Connecticut history to be named to 4 all-state teams.
He was also soccer team captain for 1998 and 1999, and was a 4-year starter. Greenberg was a 3-time all-conference, all-area, and all-state selection. He was named all-New England and All-America in 1998, during which season he set the school record with 17 assists in the season. He was also the team and area MVP in 1998, and helped lead Guilford to the state soccer title in 1996. He holds the school record for assists in a career, with 33.
In basketball, Greenberg was team captain in 1998-99, and was named 2nd-team all-conference.
He was named Connecticut's male athlete of the year for 1998-99.
He graduated with honors, and played summer baseball with the Madison Legion Post 79 team.
College
Greenberg went to college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 2002 draft.
As a freshman center fielder and leadoff batter in 2000 he was named ACC Rookie of the Year, was 2nd-team All-ACC, was a Freshman All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America, and was named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA Regional. He led all Tar Heel regulars in batting average (.386), hits (98), runs (69), triples (7), stolen bases (28), and slugging percentage (.594), had a team-high 34 multi-hit games, a 21-game hitting streak, and 3 leadoff homers. In the summer of 2000 he participated in the U.S. National Team Trials, and played with the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League, stealing a team-high 15 bases.
As a sophomore in 2001 he batted .310 and led the team in runs (52), walks (43), and stolen bases (29), and on base percentage (.444). In the summer of 2001 he played for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League.
Major league career
Currently his Major League career consists of a single plate appearance for the Chicago Cubs against the Florida Marlins on July 9, 2005, in which he was hit in the head by a fastball on the very first pitch from Valerio de los Santos while pinch hitting in the ninth inning. Consequently, his on-base percentage is a perfect 1.000, and, having zero at-bats and no chances on defense, he has no batting average or fielding percentage.
While many players have had careers consisting of a single at-bat, it is not yet known if any other players share the distinction of being hit with the only pitch ever thrown to them at the major league level. Greenberg spent the rest of the season on the 15-day disabled list. He was released June 2, 2006, from the Cubs' AA affiliate, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.
Soon after, he signed with the Dodgers' AA affiliate, the Jacksonville Suns.
The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with Greenberg on a minor-league contracts on December 5, 2006. The deal does not include an invitation to major league spring training camp.
Miscellaneous
Vital statistics: Uniform number 23; Height 5 feet, 9 inches; weight 180 pounds; bats left, throws left.