Chad Elton Green (born June 28, 1975) is an American former switch-hitting, right-handed minor league baseball outfielder.
[1][2] He competed for the United States in the 1996 Olympics, helping the U.S. win the bronze medal.
He was promoted to the Double-A El Paso Diablos, where he played seven games and did not collect a single hit in six at-bats.
In the 2000/2001 offseason, Green was traded with Santiago Perez to the San Diego Padres for Will Cunnane and Brandon Kolb.
He started 2001 in the Padres organization, but after hitting only .226 with the Double-A Mobile BayBears and .224 with the Portland Sea Dogs, he was released on July 4 of that year.
He was signed by the Cleveland Indians on July 21, and played the rest of his season with the Double-A Akron Aeros.
2002 saw flashes of the Chad Green of old-while with the New Britain Rock Cats, he hit .329 in 20 games.