“When he was warming up several days later for another session of live BP,” Williams said, “he felt some discomfort. We shut him down. We had the MRIs done, and there was no new damage that had occurred to the ligament, so he will require surgery.”
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Greene was the No. 2 overall selection in the 2017 draft. He pitched with the Dayton Dragons in 2018 and was 3-7 with a 4.48 ERA. He sprained his right elbow in August and missed the rest of the season.
“We had some real good doctors look at him (last year,” Williams said. “That was their conclusion. He was cleared to throw back in the fall. He went through a program all winter without a setback. I think everyone was on board with what we did and wished it had worked, and now that it hasn’t it was clear from the scans this time around that surgery would be required to make sure we get it repaired.”
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