Dec 18th, 2011 by Christopher Smith
On Dec. 18, 1996, former Red Sox left fielder Mike Greenwell signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan.
Baseball-Reference.com states: “Greenwell is perhaps the biggest bust in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball. After signing the largest contract ever for a Hanshin Tigers player, he hurt his back in spring training, 1997, injured his foot a week after returning, then decided to call it quits after hitting .231/.310/.346 in 7 games in Japan, saying that God told him to retire.”
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