1 of 5 | Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is expected to miss several months of action due to an elbow injury. File Photo by John McCoy/UPI | License Photo
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene will undergo surgery on his right elbow and is expected to be out until July, president of baseball operations Nick Krall told reporters Tuesday.
Green, who was diagnosed with bone chips and loose bodies in the elbow, will undergo surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles. Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the procedure.
“It’s definitely good news compared to what it could have been,” Krall said, according to MLB.com. “You’re thinking the worst. The ulnar collateral ligament [UCL] looked intact and good. So that’s a positive.”
Greene underwent an MRI on Friday after he experienced stiffness in the elbow after his Feb. 28 spring training debut. The right-handed pitcher allowed five hits and four runs, with one walk, over one inning of work in the Reds’ 9-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Greene, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, went 25-29 with a 3.65 ERA through his first four seasons. He was 7-4 with a 2.76 ERA over 19 starts in 2025. He went 9-5 with a career-best 2.75 ERA over 26 starts in 2024 en route to an All-Star selection.
He missed significant time in 2025 due to groin strains and in 2024 because of elbow issues. The Reds signed Greene to a six-year, $53 million contract extension in 2023.
That pact features a $21 million club option for 2029.
The Reds will take on the Colorado Rockies in a spring training game at 4:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. They will host the Boston Red Sox on opening day at 4:10 p.m. March 26 in Cincinnati.
Left-handed pitcher Andrew Abbott is to be the Reds’ opening-day starter.
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