reds ace hunter green He is scheduled to undergo surgery today to remove bone chips from his right elbow, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The team is hoping to have him back at some point in July. Whenever Cincinnati needs to open a spot on the 40-man roster, he will be placed on the 60-day injured list.
The Reds sent Greene on to multiple rounds of imaging late last week and said they hoped to hear more early this week. Greene himself has been exploring bone spurs for some time, but said he recently had a clean MRI of his ulnar collateral ligament. Doctors had not recommended surgery for the bone fragments until this point. He experienced some pain late last season, and doctors at the time recommended injections. This allowed Greene to have a normal offseason, but he experienced new discomfort upon entering camp and will now be heading under the knife.
Greene is far from the only pitcher in MLB who has thrown a ball through a known bone spur or loose body in the elbow. Most professional pitchers experience some degree of wear and tear on their elbows and/or shoulders, either due to broken bones or minor injuries to ligaments, flexor tendons, rotator cuffs, or labrum. Reds fans will no doubt be frustrated that this inconvenience dates back to last season but is set to be resolved in 2026. However, surgery is a last resort and was not recommended until recent discomfort began.
Losing Greene is a direct hit to a Reds rotation that, on paper, looked like one of the game’s strongest players. He followed suit in line for the opening ceremony to begin. Andrew Abbott, Nick Lodolo, brady singer and one of them chase burns or let lowderBoth were top-10 picks in previous drafts and were highly regarded as top prospects. Greene’s injury now opens the door for both Burns and Lowder to join the staff. Especially after that. chase petty It was selected as an option yesterday. Even though I’m left handed Brandon Williamson He remains in camp and could be an option when he returns from the injury-lost 2025 season.
Greene, a former No. 2 overall draft pick, has been one of the game’s best pitchers on a percentage basis over the past two seasons. But he also missed significant time due to a pair of groin injuries in 2025 and some elbow discomfort in 2024. He has started 45 games since 2024, posting a 2.76 ERA with a 29.2% strikeout rate, 8.1% walk rate, and 33.5% ground ball rate. Last year’s swing strike rate was 15.4%, ranking 4th in MLB (minimum 100 innings). Tarik Skubal, stop dylan and logan gilbert.
Green is entering the fourth season of a six-year, $53 million contract extension. The 26-year-old will earn $8 million this season and $15 million and $16 million in 2027-28. The Reds hold a $21 million club option (including a $2 million buyout) for the 2029 season. With Greene set to start the year, Abbott was named the Reds’ Opening Day starter. President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall said last week when Green was sent in for an MRI that he had no intention of turning Green into a free agent even though he would be sidelined for a significant amount of time.
