Rusty Greer

55-Year-Old OutfielderOF
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$Retired following the 2005 season.
OFFree Agent  
February 20, 2005
Greer formally announced his retirement from baseball on Saturday, the Dallas Morning News reports. Greer hasn't played in the majors since 2002 after undergoing multiple shoulder and elbow surgeries.
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"It's just in the best interests of my family," Greer said. "From the standpoint of health, I just don't know if I can make it through a season physically. But I do know that if I quit now, I'm still at a point where I can enjoy my life and do things with my family."
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Retired following the 2005 season.
Greer is Lenny Dykstra 2.0, minus the World Series ring and autobiography. Greer is still recovering from multiple surgeries, and it remains unclear if he'll ever play again.
Fast becoming Lenny Dykstra 2.0, minus the chewing tobacco. He's expected to miss all of 2003 due to a litany of various surgeries. There's a real chance his career is over, which means Texas will have paid $21.2 million for 200 at-bats in three years.
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OFFree Agent  
January 25, 2005
Greer could be a fallback option as DH for Texas if Magglio Ordonez signs elsewhere, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
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December 11, 2004
Greer has agreed to a minor-league contract with Minnesota that includes an invitation to spring training, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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OFFree Agent  
December 8, 2004
Texas declined to offer salary arbitration to Greer.
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OFFree Agent  
December 8, 2004
The Devil Rays have offered Greer a minor-league contract, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
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December 7, 2004
Greer has no interest in signing a minor-league deal with Texas and will attempt to play elsewhere in 2005, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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