Cincinnati Reds flamethrower Hunter Greene leads the National League in three categories: walks, hit-by-pitches and vomit.
None are desirable — especially the one involving heaving something other than a baseball — yet the former Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High star is a serious Cy Young Award contender in his third major league season.
The .185 batting average against Greene is the lowest in the NL, and he leads league pitchers with 5.3 wins above replacement. His 2.83 earned-run average is third among starters, behind Atlanta’s Chris Sale (2.61) and Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler (2.