Cincinnati Reds promote Hunter Greene to Triple-A Louisville Bats

The Cincinnati Reds promoted one of their top pitching prospects, 2017 first-round pick Hunter Greene, to the Triple-A Louisville Bats on Tuesday. Greene will start Thursday when the Bats play on the road in Omaha, Neb.

Greene was 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA in seven starts with Double-A Chattanooga. He struck out 60 batters in 41 innings.

Greene, 21, was the second overall pick four years ago. He started his pro career at the rookie level with Billings (Mont.) in 2017. In his first full season, he was 3-7 with a 4.48 ERA in 18 starts for the Single-A Dayton Dragons in 2018.

Greene underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019. When he made his 2021 debut on May 5, he not pitched in a game since July 26, 2018.

Entering this season, Greene ranked second among Reds prospects on a MLB.com list of the Reds’ top-30 prospects.

Wanted to thank everyone in Chattanooga for a great experience & taking care of me. Great food, great people & a great city. S/O @WestinChatt for making my stay comfortable & @blueorleans https://t.co/dXzGuZpoIh for the great eats.
— Hunter Greene (@HunterGreene17) June 13, 2021

Top prospect Hunter Greene has been promoted to the Bats!

He is scheduled to make his Triple-A debut Thursday in Omaha 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2hKKob95J9
— Louisville Bats (@LouisvilleBats) June 15, 2021