Tyler Scott Green, is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1993-1998. Tyler Green graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1988. He was named Gatorade National Player of the Year along with Dr. Pepper Colorado Athlete of the Year. The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tyler as their 2nd pick out of high school but he opted to attend Division I baseball powerhouse Wichita State with legendary coaches Gene Stephenson and Brent Kemnitz. As a freshman starter, Green helped the Shockers to a NCAA Division I Championship. Earlier that year he was a member of the gold-medal winning Team USA and was the MVP beating Cuba 8-1 with a complete game 1-hitter and at one point retired 17 straight Cuba batters in the 1988 Jr. Olympics in Sydney Australia. His sophomore campaign was highlighted by a 9 inning no-hitter against New Mexico which carried into the Cape Cod Summer League where Tyler received the ?Top Pro Prospect? award given by the coaches and pro scouts. As a junior, he earned First Team All Missouri Valley Conference. He earned All-Tournament recognition and was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1991 MVC Classic. 

February 18th, 1970 in Springfield (Age 54)