Hunter Greene tops out at 103 MPH in his Reds spring debut

If you were at all concerned about the velocity from Hunter Greene as he returned from Tommy John surgery, those fears should be gone. The 21-year-old pitcher made the start for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels – his first game action since July of 2018 when he was making starts for the then Low-A Dayton Dragons. The first three pitches of the game were clocked in on the stadium scoreboard at 101 MPH, 102 MPH, and 103 MPH. The next one was 103 MPH, too.

Things didn’t go quite as smoothly from there. A late swing resulted in a punched single down the first base line. Hunter Greene then hit Jon Jay with a breaking ball. Former Reds shorstop Jose Iglesias then…