The Cincinnati Reds right hander had an MRI due to right elbow stiffness, causing him to depart from Spring Training.
The Cincinnati Reds are dealing with a bit of an injury scare out of spring training as right-hander Hunter Greene had to leave training camp due to right elbow stiffness, which he subsequently underwent an MRI for. Being that it’s his pitching elbow, that put a bit of cause for alarm ahead of what’s anticipated to be a strong year for their ace. Team manager Terry Francona and president of baseball operations Nick Krall informed reporters that he’ll have the MRI done in Cincinnati, after which he’ll be examined by the team’s orthopedic consultant Dr. Timothy Kremchek, as well as consult with Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Greene told reporters that there isn’t any UCL damage, which is encouraging news given the worst-case scenario, and that he’d been dealing with some discomfort since the end of last season. He pushed through to endure the Reds’ playoff run and received an injection in it this offseason. The anticipated Cincinnati ace also added more lower-body work to his offseason conditioning to avoid injuries, but that wouldn’t have an effect on his elbow that started bothering him last season.
Here is the full story from Reds Roundtable writer Grant Mona on the concerning injury update and what that impact might look like.
The issue resurfaced about a week before spring training, and while Greene tried to manage thus far, the Reds wanted to shut that down and get him examined rather than try to wait this one out any longer.