Greg Briley

Greg Briley
Outfielder
Born: (1965-05-24) May 24, 1965
Bethel, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 27, 1988, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1993, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average.253
Home runs29
Runs batted in135
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Gregory Briley (born May 24, 1965), nicknamed "Pee Wee", is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins from 1988 to 1993. He was also a minor league hitting coach.

Briley attended North Pitt High School in Pitt County, North Carolina,[1] then played college baseball at Louisburg College then the North Carolina State Wolfpack for one season iin 1986.[2][3] In 1985, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[4][5]

The Mariners drafted Briley in the June secondary phase of the 1986 MLB draft.[3] He was the Chattanooga Lookouts team most valuable player in 1987 and reached the majors in 1988. He ranked second among American League rookies in 1989 with a .266 batting average and was third in home runs and runs batted in {RBI). He homered in four consecutive games from June 17–20.[1] However, he never matched his rookie marks in home runs, RBI, or at bats in his career.[3][6] He was the Mariners' opening day left fielder in 1990 but hit .246.[1] He had a career-high 23 stolen bases in 1991 though he was caught stealing 11 times. Seattle released him after the 1992 season, and he signed with the expansion Florida Marlins, playing one season in the National League.[3][6] Briley played in the minors through 1995 and also played in the Mexican League.[7]

Briley was a minor league hitting coach from 2000 to 2015, beginning in the Pittsburgh Pirates system before moving to the Chicago White Sox organization in 2009.[8] That year, he was the hitting coach for the Kannapolis Intimidators and later coached the Great Falls Voyagers.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Seattle Mariners 1991 Media Guide. 1991. pp. 22–24.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Greg Briley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  4. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cape League Wrapup". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. July 11, 1985. p. 9.
  6. ^ a b "Indians sign Greg Briley to minor league contract - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  7. ^ "Greg Briley Minor, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  8. ^ "Greg Briley - MLB, Minor League, Independent, College Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  9. ^ Mark Parker (January 6, 2009). "Former Crawdads Managers Assigned to 2009 Posts". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2009.


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