The Cincinnati Reds placed ace right-hander Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, citing a right groin strain.
Greene started for the Reds on Tuesday in their 4-2 home win over the Milwaukee Brewers. He told the staff that he felt discomfort and left the game after five innings.
The outing was just his third since being activated from the injured list on May 23 after missing two weeks with the same ailment.
“We stayed here for a while last night, we talked to him, we talked to trainers,” Reds manager Terry Francona told reporters Wednesday, per The Athletic. “Since it happened once and this is twice, we’ve got to figure this out. And then his lower back was starting to (affect him) and we’re trying to figure out if it’s related. We’ve got to get him healthy. It was kind of an easy decision even without seeing the MRI.”
An MRI was scheduled for later Wednesday.
In corresponding moves, the Reds signed left-hander Wade Miley and transferred right-hander Rhett Lowder (right forearm, left oblique strains) to the 60-day injured list.
Miley opted out of his minor league deal with the Reds on Sunday and became a free agent. He is coming off ulnar collateral ligament surgery and has not pitched in the majors since April 16, 2024, with the Milwaukee Brewers.
The 25-year-old Greene, an All-Star in 2024, has made 11 starts this season and is 4-3 with a 2.72 ERA. He has struck out 73 batters and walked just 14 in 59 2/3 innings.
He has a 22-28 record and a 3.74 ERA in 83 career appearances (all starts). The Reds selected him with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft out of high school in the Los Angeles area.
Miley has a career 108-99 mark with a 4.07 ERA in 317 games (310 starts) with eight different teams since making his major league debut in 2011. This is his second go-round with the Reds. He was with the team in the 2020 and ’21 seasons, going 12-10 with a 3.55 ERA in 177 1/3 innings over 34 starts (32 innings).
Miley, 38, is expected to step into the starting rotation, perhaps as soon as Monday against the Guardians in Cleveland.
–Field Level Media
