Gregory Joseph Golson (born September 17, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

[2] Golson was named to USA Today's All-USA High School Baseball Team alongside future MLB stars like Homer Bailey, Justin Upton, Neil Walker, and Trevor Plouffe.

[4] The Philadelphia Phillies selected Golson with the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.

[5][6] After drafting him, the Phillies assigned Golson to their Gulf Coast League affiliate in rookie ball.

[10] In a 2008 interview, Golson said, regarding his success as a base-stealer, that "[you've] got to be real observant of what the pitcher is doing, if they fall into patterns, what the catcher is doing, the counts, the game situation—stuff like that ... but speed is the big thing".

[12] He continued to accumulate high strikeout numbers, with 106 in 375 at-bats, but he also posted a .264 average, hit 8 triples (a career-high), and stole 25 bases.

[13] After the 2005 season, Golson was named the third-best prospect in the Phillies' system by Baseball America, the highest spot he would reach in those rankings.

[19] After hitting .282 with 13 home runs, 18 doubles, and 23 stolen bases, Golson was called up by the Phillies on September 1.

[26][27] In 146 plate appearances, Golson hit .289 with five doubles, three triples, six stolen bases, and 40 RBI with Oklahoma City.

[28] On January 26, 2010, Golson was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league player Mitch Hilligoss and cash, after being designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers a few days earlier.

[38] The Kansas City Royals signed Golson to a minor league contract on December 13, 2011.

[43] On July 27, 2013, Golson signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

[47] On April 28, 2015, Golson signed with Rojos del Aquila de Veracruz of the Mexican League for the 2015 season.

On March 18, 2016, Golson returned to the Atlantic League when he signed a one-year deal with the New Britain Bees.

[50] Golson re-signed with the New Britain Bees for the 2017 season[51] but shortly after asked for his release to play in Mexico.

[52] On April 10, 2017, Golson signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League.

Golson retired following the 2019 season and later was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in their pro scouting department.