Greg Olson (baseball) explained

Greg Olson
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:6 September 1960
Birth Place:Marshall, Minnesota, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 27
Debutyear:1989
Debutteam:Minnesota Twins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1993
Finalteam:Atlanta Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.242
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:20
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:131
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Gregory William Olson (born September 6, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1989 to 1993 for the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. Olson was selected to the 1990 National League All-Star team and appeared in the 1991 World Series with the Braves.

Baseball career

Olson was born in Marshall, Minnesota attended Edina High School. He later attended the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the 7th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets. In 1992, Olson was having a career year until a collision with Ken Caminiti of the Houston Astros broke his right leg. Olson played one more year for Atlanta before being released in the off season to make room for rising prospect Javy López. Olson signed with the New York Mets for the 1994 season but was released following spring training, leading to his retirement.

In 414 games over five seasons, Olson posted a .242 batting average (309-for-1275) with 132 runs, 20 home runs, 131 RBI and 137 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a .992 fielding percentage as a catcher. In 16 postseason games, he batted .278 (15-for-54) with 6 runs, 4 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 2 stolen bases and 9 walks.

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