Hunter Greene suffered a setback in his rehab earlier this spring. It was revealed yesterday that the Cincinnati Reds‘ No. 3 prospect and former first-round pick suffered a torn UCL in his right elbow and will require Tommy John surgery. Don’t overreact folks, we’ve seen plenty of young pitchers deal with this before.
Green was drafted out of high school with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft. Greene can light up the radar gun, routinely hitting 100-plus MPH with his fastball. Greene was cruising up through Reds’ minor league system until last summer when he suffered a UCL strain in July.