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Reds ace Hunter Greene was placed on the 15-day injured list shortly before Saturday’s Cincinnati game due to right elbow soreness, a “precautionary measure.”
Greene (9-4, 2.83 ERA), who made the All-Star team for the first time in his three major seasons, was sore after his start Tuesday, said Nick Krall, Cincinnati’s president of baseball operations. Greene felt better for a few days, but the soreness returned after he played catch on Saturday.
“We have put him on the injured list as a precautionary measure. We will do an MRI in the next few days and then we will see what happens,” said Krall.
Greene, who was shortlisted for the National League Cy Young Award with a 4-0 record in his last seven starts and a 0.98 ERA, had Tommy John on his right elbow in 2019.
He was first in the NL in opposing batting average (.185), third in ERA and fourth in strikeouts. However, he was also second in walks (53) and first in hit batters (19).
Greene was expected to return to pitching on Monday, but a plan for that start was not immediately announced. The Reds said a move would be made Sunday to fill Greene’s spot on the active roster.
Cincinnati’s first-round pick in 2017 (second overall) is 18-24 with a 3.94 ERA in 70 career starts.
–Field level media
