What is David Green (baseball)?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=David Green |image= David Greenwiki 1983.jpg |caption=Green in 1983 |position=[[First baseman]], [[outfielder]] |birth_date={{Birth date|1960|12|04|mf=y}} |birth_place=[[Managua]], Nicaragua |death_date={{Death date and age|2022|01|29|1960|12|04|mf=y}} |death_place=[[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. |bats=Right |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 4 |debutyear=1981 |debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 4 |finalyear=1987 |finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals |debut2league = NPB |debut2date=July 6 |debut2year=1986 |debut2team=Kintetsu Buffaloes |final2league = NPB |final2date=October 10 |final2year=1986 |final2team=Kintetsu Buffaloes |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.268 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=31 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=180 |stat2league = NPB |stat21label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat21value=.270 |stat22label=[[Home run]]s |stat22value=10 |stat23label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat23value=39 |teams= * [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1981–1984) * [[San Francisco Giants]] (1985) * [[Kintetsu Buffaloes]] ({{npby|1986}}) * [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1987) |highlights= *[[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1982}}) }} '''David Alejandro Green Casaya''' (December 4, 1960 – January 29, 2022) was a Nicaraguan-born American [[Major League Baseball]] player. He played [[outfielder]] and [[first baseman]]. Between 1981 and 1987, he spent parts of six seasons in the MLB. He was a member of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] for five of those years, and he also spent one season with the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Green died from [[heart failure]] caused by [[COVID-19]] on January 29, 2022 at a hospital in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] at the age of 61.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gomez |first1=Alexander |title=Nicaraguan David Green who was compared to Roberto Clemente dies |url=https://elemergente.com/2022/01/muere-nicaraguense-david-green-quien-fuera-comparado-