The 9th Convention of the European Baseball Coaches Association (EBCA) will be held in Mulhouse, France from November 9 to 11 this year. Pre-registration for the event is open on the EBCA Website. In a series of articles, we are going to introduce the speakers at the clinic. This morning at bat, Charlie Greene of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Charlie Greene – Milwaukee Brewers
Field Coordinator and Catching Instructor
Charlie Greene enters his sixth season as field coordinator and his eighth season as the catching instructor in the Brewers farm system. As a catching instructor, Greene oversees and evaluates the Brewers’ minor league catchers while working closely with each club’s coaching staff.
A former Major League catcher, Greene broke into the majors with the New York Mets in 1996. He spent five seasons in the majors, also with the Orioles (1997-98), Brewers (1999) and Blue Jays (2000).
Greene spent the last four years of his career playing in the minor leagues (2001-04). He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 1991 June Draft. His father, Charlie Sr., is one of the best known college coaches, having coached at Miami-Dade Community College for 30 years and as head coach for Team USA in 1988 and 1989.
In Mulhouse, Charlie will have a very practical approach showing drills for receiving and blocking, Catcher’s throwing drills and drills to correct hitting flaws.