Indianapolis Indians. He made his lone big league appearance on June 19 of that year, against the Milwaukee Brewers. Coming to relieve for Ron Villone (who lasted only 1/3 of an inning because he gave up six earned runs), Greene pitched 5 innings, allowing seven hits, four runs and three earned runs while walking one batter and striking out two. He gave up a home run to the first batter he ever faced, José Valentín and his ERA for the game was 4.76. Granted free agency on October 10, 1999, Greene was signed by the Minnesota Twins and began the 2000 season with the Salt Lake Buzz. For them he went 2-2 with a 5.81 ERA in 22 appearances. He then wound up in the Reds organization again, appearing in 32 games for the Louisville RiverBats, going 4-4 with a 2.82 ERA in 32 games. Overall, he went 6-6 with a 4.04 ERA. He wrapped up his professional career in 2001, pitching for the Baton Rouge Blue Marlins of the All-American Association. An All-Star, he led the league that year with 21 saves. In 2014, Rick Greene was Southern University's baseball pitching coach in Baton Rouge, LA for head coach Roger Cador. Post-baseball activities Greene started the 2 Seam Dream charitable foundation in 2012 after both his father and step-father were diagnosed with cancer. The 2 Seam Dream Foundation raises awareness for cancer research and supports healthy living and patient recovery. References Baseball Reference The Baseball Cube Living people 1971 births Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players of the United States Cincinnati Reds players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Kentucky LSU Tigers baseball players Brewster Whitecaps players Lakeland Tigers players London Tigers players Trenton Thunder players Jacksonville Suns players Toledo Mud Hens players Louisville Redbirds players Indianapolis Indians players Salt Lake Buzz players Louisville RiverBats players Baton Rouge Blue Marlins players Newark Bears players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Coral Gables Senior High School alumni