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Revision as of 15:06, 9 January 2007 by Epeefleche (talk | contribs) (→Major league career)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Adam Greenberg (born February 21, 1981, in New Haven, CT) is an outfielder with the Jacksonville Suns, the Kansas City Royals organization.
High School career
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 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 four all-state teams.
He was also soccer team captain for 1998 and 1999, and was a four-year starter. Adam was three-time all-conference, all-area, and all-state selection. He was named all-New England and All-America in 1998. He was also the team and area MVP in 1998 and helped lead Guilford to the state soccer title in 1996.
In basketball, Adam was team captain in 1998-99, and was named second-team all-conference.
He was named Connecticut's male athlete of the year for 1998-99.
He graduated with honors, was vice president of the athletic leadership committee, and played summer baseball with the Madison Legion Post 79 team.
College career
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.
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.