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          Source: Vegas' Greer hired by Cardinals

          • Adam Rubin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2014, 05:41 PM ET
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          NEW YORK -- George Greer, the popular hitting coach at Triple-A Las Vegas, has been hired away by the St. Louis Cardinals, a baseball source told ESPNNewYork.com.

          Greer, a former Wake Forest coach, has been credited with helping several Mets players, including Travis d'Arnaud during this past season.

          Greer is expected to oversee a hitting program for the Cardinals system.