LOUISVILLE –– Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Hunter Greene has his pregame routine figured out.
Before his Triple-A home debut on Wednesday with the Louisville Bats, Greene jogged in the outfield. Then he stretched his shoulder using resistance bands. And then he started playing catch.
Even as he warmed up before the game, Greene was working on his changeup and his slider, which he curved 10 feet in the air and dropped right into the bullpen catcher’s mitt.
“To be able to throw hard is great,” Greene said. “But if you can’t produce other pitches in certain counts, it’s really tough to get these guys out.