| Josh Green | |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1995 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Joshua Taylor Green (born August 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Green attended Parkview Baptist High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2013, his junior year, he helped lead them to a Class 3A State Championship.[1] As a senior in 2014, Green was named second team All-District.[2] Unselected in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana University where he played college baseball.
Green pitched only one inning as a freshman at Southeastern Louisiana in 2015. As a sophomore, he appeared in 17 games, pitching to a 2.04 ERA with 29 strikeouts over innings. In 2017, he made 25 relief appearances, going 5–0 with a 4.14 ERA in 37 innings. That summer, he played in the Alaska Baseball League for the Mat-Su Miners, and was named an All-Star as well as to the All League team after not giving up a run over innings and registering seven saves.[3] [4] [5] As a senior in 2018, Green moved into the starting rotation, compiling a 6–6 record and a 3.14 ERA over 15 starts, striking out 59 batters over innings.[6]
Green was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 14th round, with the 429th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
Green signed with the Diamondbacks and made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops of the Low–A Northwest League, going 3–1 with a 1.09 ERA over 25 relief appearances, earning All-Star honors.[8] [9] [10] To begin the 2019 season, he was assigned to the Visalia Rawhide of the High–A California League before being promoted to the Jackson Generals of the Double–A Southern League in July.[11] Over 22 starts between the two clubs, Green pitched to an 11–5 record and a 2.71 ERA over innings.[12] The Diamondbacks named him their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[13] Green did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and spent the summer at Arizona's alternate site, where he refined a cutter that he developed during quarantine.[14]
For the 2021 season, Green was assigned to the Reno Aces of the Triple-A West, appearing in 26 games (making 15 starts) in which he went 8–4 with a 7.34 ERA and 62 strikeouts over innings.[15] He returned to Reno to begin the 2022 season, but was demoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League in early May.[16] Over 38 games (two starts) between the two teams, Green went 1–3 with a 7.02 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 29 walks over 59 innings pitched.[17] Green also split the 2023 season between Amarillo and Reno, going 7–1 with a 4.55 ERA and 52 strikeouts over innings.[18]
Green began the 2024 campaign with Reno, also making four appearances for Amarillo and the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks. In 13 games for Reno, he struggled to a 6.35 ERA with eight strikeouts across 17 innings. Green was released by the Diamondbacks organization on July 25, 2024.[19]