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Hochman: Unlikely friendship — Cards prospect Greene and actor Charlie Sheen

JUPITER, Fla. • “If you get drafted, I'll introduce you to Charlie Sheen.”

That's what one of Conner Greene's high school coaches told him, the type of promise that can only be made in the surreal world of La La Land.

But Tony Todd was close friends with the famed actor Sheen, who is immortal if only for his role as pitcher Ricky Vaughn, the loose cannon who went from the California Penal League to “Major League.”

“So, there it is, drafted seventh round, it was awesome, everyone is really happy,” said Greene, the grad of Santa Monica (Calif.