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345: 323: 411: 596:, graduating in 1977. He went on to become a player representative for Major League players, representing over 50 players, including four-time NL batting champion and three-time All-Star 615:
but resigned in 1993, feeling disillusioned by the animosity between the owners and MLB front offices and the players. His term ended on April 13, and he was eventually succeeded by
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Feeling his playing career was going nowhere, Greenberg retired after 1974 despite showing a strong overall improvement. Over five years, he hit .269 with 43
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where he helped facilitate six Major League team sales since joining the firm in 2000. He was serving as the firm's managing director as recently as 2020.
1341: 1276: 483:, with the score tied at 10–10 and the bases loaded for Falmouth in the bottom of the tenth, Greenberg drew a walk to force in the series-winning run. 1321: 1306: 1361: 1246: 1331: 382:(born September 8, 1948) is an American former baseball executive who served as deputy Commissioner of Baseball and chief operating officer of 554: 1336: 1286: 1271: 1231: 357: 993: 1316: 1311: 1221: 1216: 1351: 535: 798: 20: 861: 1346: 1301: 1291: 1256: 1062: 1251: 746: 763: 1120: 1281: 495: 944: 471:, a boarding school in Connecticut. Greenberg intended to follow his father into baseball. In 1968, he was a part of the 1261: 527: 1148: 711: 1098: 768: 661: 639: 464: 603:
Greenberg served as deputy commissioner of Major League Baseball, having been offered the job by MLB Commissioner
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in 1972. There, his hitting improved to .264 in 104 games with 12 home runs. In 1973 and 1974, he played for the
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where hit .277 with six home runs in 50 games played in 1970. The following season he split his time between the
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stepped down in 2015. However, he has turned it down, preferring to remain at his then-job at
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Richardson, Bob (August 26, 1968). "Falmouth Rallies, Wins Cape League Title, 11–10".
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where he played the position of goalkeeper. In 1970, he was drafted by the
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After graduating from Yale, Greenberg married Myrna Katz, a graduate of
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Greenberg was born in New York City on September 8, 1948 to Caral (
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who retired after the 1947 season and would be elected to the
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Greenberg spent five years in the minor leagues, mostly as a
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Greenberg has also served on the Board of Directors of the
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Despite his poor performance, he was promoted to Triple-A
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in a best-of-five series. In an exciting Game 4 finale at
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for four years while majoring in English. He also played
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His father was a former star baseball player with the
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(March 30, 2015). 840:"Stephen Greenberg Minor League Stats" 607:. He had been offered another role by 565:, hitting .281 and .281 respectively. 902:Holtzman, Jerome (January 14, 1993). 883:"Greenberg Offers Unique Perspective" 733:Greenberg, Hank; Berkow, Ira (1989). 423: 7: 762:Kostinas, George (August 10, 2007). 737:Hank Greenberg: The Story of My Life 459:Stephen spent most is early life in 1267:Baseball players from New York City 904:"Vincent's Deputy Also Takes Leave" 1367:Yale Bulldogs men's soccer players 1013:Nightengale, Bob (July 18, 2014). 881:Newhan, Ross (November 28, 1988). 860:Chass, Murray (November 2, 1989). 683:, his brother Glenn's third wife. 645:Greenberg was offered the role of 14: 1342:Soccer players from New York City 1277:Businesspeople from New York City 965:"Beeston named No. 2 in baseball" 923:Newhan, Ross (January 14, 1993). 1322:Major League Baseball executives 1307:Jewish American baseball players 700:Whitford, David (May 25, 2010). 343: 321: 630:, which was later purchased by 522:. 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Steven Greenberg
Fay Vincent
Paul Beeston
New York City
Hank Greenberg
Bernard Gimbel
Peter Gimbel
Bruce Alva Gimbel
Lynn Stern
Hotchkiss School
Alma mater
Yale University
UCLA School of Law
Infielder
outfielder
Baseball
United States
Baseball World Cup
1969 Santo Domingo
Team
Major League Baseball
Fay Vincent
Bud Selig
ESPN Classic
Hank Greenberg

Hank
née
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers

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