Hunter Greene fired 4.0 scoreless innings of Cactus League ball today against a Chicago Cubs lineup featuring much of what figures to be their everyday lineup. While that surely was far from the lone reason the Cincinnati Reds chose this afternoon to name Greene their starter for Opening Day this season, it sure did make for a nice dovetail.
Here’s the Reds doing the announcing in tweet-form:
Starting on Opening Day… for your 2023 Cincinnati Reds…
ufe0f HUNTERRRRR GREEEEENE pic.twitter.com/fFResNo4Mu— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) March 9, 2023It’s quite the nod for Greene despite the immense talent in his right arm and the way he finished the 2022 season.