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Name	Team	Age
Greg Root	Retired (2027, Age 36)	Died (2062, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 36 (2010)	3B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	12 years (41 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	3/17/1991
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	3
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.7 %)	A+ (98.2 %)	A  (90.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2027-11-01	Greg Root has retired from the Pittsburgh Buckles
2023-08-05	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Buckles and the Philadelphia Newshounds. The Philadelphia Newshounds receive Harvey Howard, Draft Pick 2024 Round 2 PIT (Steve Owens) from the Pittsburgh Buckles in exchange for Greg Root.
2023-06-17	The Philadelphia Newshounds have placed Greg Root on the trade block.
2022-09-26	Greg Root of the Philadelphia Newshounds is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2020-06-20	Greg Root of the Philadelphia Newshounds is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2018-05-13	Greg Root of the Philadelphia Newshounds is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
2015-06-25	The Philadelphia Newshounds have promoted Greg Root to the major league team.
2015-03-25	The Philadelphia Newshounds have sent Greg Root to the minors.
2014-09-11	The Philadelphia Newshounds have promoted Greg Root to the major league team.
2010-04-20	The Philadelphia Newshounds have acquired Greg Root from the waiver wire.
2010-04-01	The Chicago Chinese Assassins have waived Greg Root.