Greg Allen (baseball)
Greg Lomack Allen is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.Career
Allen attended Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California. Allen attended San Diego State University, where he played college baseball for three seasons for the San Diego State Aztecs. In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Allen was selected by the Indians in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB draft.
After signing with Cleveland, Allen was assigned to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and spent the whole season there, batting.244 with 19 RBIs and thirty stolen bases in 57 games. In 2015, he played for the Lake County Captains where he slashed.273/.368/.382 with seven home runs, 45 RBIs, and 43 stolen bases in 123 games. He also played in three games for the Lynchburg Hillcats at the end of the season. In 2016, Allen played for Lynchburg before he was promoted to the Akron RubberDucks. In 129 total games between the two teams, he batted.295 with seven home runs, 44 RBIs, 45 stolen bases, and an.830 OPS. After the season, the Indians assigned Allen to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.
Allen began the 2017 season with Akron. The Indians promoted him to the major leagues on September 1, 2017. In 71 games for Akron prior to his promotion he was batting.264 with two home runs, 24 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. On September 7, Allen hit his first MLB home run.
Allen began 2018 with the Columbus Clippers. On May 27, 2018, Allen hit his first career walk-off home run against the Astros in the 14th inning. On September 23, 2018, Allen hit a base hit in the bottom of the 11th inning against the Boston Red Sox for the Indians to walk off. Allen ended the season with a.257 batting average and 21 stolen bases.
