Hunter Greene’s season has taken another sharp turn, with the Reds right-hander scheduled for elbow surgery, the club announced Friday.
According to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com, Greene’s procedure will be centered around the ligament. Still, the Reds aren’t ready to spell out the full extent of the operation yet. President of baseball operations Nick Krall said that won’t be known until Greene is actually under the knife, per Pat Brennan of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The 27-year-old saw Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Thursday after going on the injured list with right elbow soreness. The discomfort surfaced after Greene threw a side session Tuesday, and he had an MRI on Wednesday.
This is the latest setback in a season that never really got going for the 2024 All-Star. Greene missed the first three months after undergoing surgery in March to remove loose bodies and bone chips from his pitching elbow.
Even with all that uncertainty, Greene was still part of the conversation before Monday’s trade deadline. He stayed put, though, and remains under contract with the Reds for $15 million in 2027 and $16 million in 2028, with a $21-million club option for 2029.
On the field, Greene’s 2026 numbers tell the story of a season interrupted. He put up a 6.83 ERA and 1.37 WHIP with 10.7 K/9 across 27 2/3 innings, making five starts. That came after he had been one of Cincinnati’s most effective arms over a much larger sample, posting a 2.76 ERA with 10.5 K/9 and 6.6 fWAR over 258 innings and 45 starts in 2024 and 2025.
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