Reds lose All-Star pitcher Hunter Greene for start of 2026 season

Cincinnati Reds prima Hunter Greene faced a large setback connected Tuesday arsenic it was revealed helium whitethorn miss up to 4 months pursuing close elbow surgery.

Greene was diagnosed with bony chips and escaped bodies successful his elbow, the squad said. He needed an MRI past week aft helium near a outpouring grooming crippled with close elbow stiffness.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene (21) pitches against the Chicago Cubs successful the 2nd inning astatine Great American Ball Park connected May 23, 2025. (Katie Stratman/Imagn Images)

He explained his concern successful a connection posted to his Instagram Stories. He said helium started to acquisition discomfort successful his elbow toward the extremity of the 2025 play but wanted to support pitching successful hopes of getting the Reds into the postseason. He said helium received an MRI successful Los Angeles erstwhile the play was implicit and it recovered the bony fragments, "but modular attraction was recommended."

"I felt nary discomfort a fewer days later, and arsenic I started my offseason throwing program, I felt great," helium said. "However, the symptom returned arsenic I got adjacent to the commencement of campy and arsenic I began throwing harder and manipulating pitches more. The irritation successful my elbow is affecting my quality to decorativeness and execute pitches without a crisp stabbing pain. I simply request to person the bony spurs removed.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene (21) reacts arsenic Los Angeles Dodgers close fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) runs the bases connected a three-run location tally connected Sept. 30, 2025. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"All I privation to bash is play the crippled I emotion and vie with my brothers arsenic we instrumentality connected the 2026 season. But it's important that this process instrumentality spot present alternatively of trying to transportation done it, not beryllium crisp connected the mound and hazard further injury. Trust me, cipher is much frustrated than I am."

He said helium volition acquisition the cognition connected Wednesday.

Greene is 1 of the hardest throwers successful baseball. He had a 2.76 ERA with 132 strikeouts successful 19 starts successful 2025. He missed immoderate clip with a close groin strain. The contented sidelined him until Aug. 13.

Cincinnati finished 83-79 and 3rd successful the National League Central division.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene (21) pitches during the archetypal inning against the Kansas City Royals astatine Kauffman Stadium connected May 28, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

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The 26-year-old was an All-Star successful 2024 and finished that play with a 2.75 ERA and 169 strikeouts. He besides experienced close elbow soreness that twelvemonth and spent clip connected the injured list.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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