Cincinnati Reds star Hunter Greene threw his seventh pitch of his start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 95 mile per hour fastball. As part of his move to regain his composure on the rubber, Greene vomited all over the mound.
Greene appeared dazed immediately after finishing vomiting, but took several steps behind the mound, where his teammates and Reds manager David Bell gathered to check on him.
The right-hander was evaluated by a team doctor and remained in the game despite vomiting.
The pitch was on the first pitch to the second batter he faced, Bryan Reynolds. Five pitches later, to end the at-bat, Reynolds drove Greene to right field to put the Pirates up 2-0.
Greene ended up being the losing pitcher of the game, allowing six earned runs and seven hits in four innings on the mound. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 9-5.
Hunter Greene bent over and vomited early during his start Tuesday night against the Pirates.
Greene is an impressive pitcher for the Reds, but concerns about his health have now increased.
It’s the second straight start in which Greene has vomited on the mound, and he blames the weather after last week’s start against the Pirates.
Temperatures hovered around 80 degrees last night in Cincinnati, and it will continue to be warm during several of Greene’s upcoming outings.
The Reds are 9.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central, while they are just 3.5 games out of the second wild card with a logjam of teams in front of them for playoff contention. .
The fact that Greene vomited in consecutive starts should surprise the Reds and Major League Baseball.
Greene has earned a reputation as a pitcher, which rather means he can throw the ball fast for an extended period of time, drawing comparisons to Pirates rookie Paul Skenes.
Now, perhaps Greene’s reputation as a pitcher has a double meaning with his vomiting in two consecutive games against Pittsburgh.