{"id":639212,"date":"2026-03-23T16:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/639212\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:55:19","slug":"hunter-greene-injury-update-for-fantasy-baseball-latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/639212\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Greene injury update for fantasy baseball: Latest updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Greene has a second straight season with a sparking ERA (2.76) and a solid K\/9. And he&#8217;s only 26!<\/p>\n<p>But there are health concerns, and that&#8217;s especially true as of late as the Cincinnati Reds&#8217; ace preps for the 2026 season. If you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/12-fantasy-baseball-sleepers-target-130344168.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:prepping for a fantasy baseball draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;prepping for a fantasy baseball draft&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prepping for a fantasy baseball draft<\/a>, you may wonder: What&#8217;s the latest here?<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/10-fantasy-baseball-sleepers-target-191822135.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:7 late-round sleepers to target;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;7 late-round sleepers to target&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7 late-round sleepers to target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He underwent surgery earlier in the month to remove bone chips from his elbow, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/hunter-greene-discusses-elbow-injury-rehabilitation-plan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:per MLB.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;per MLB.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">per MLB.com<\/a>, he &#8220;will not return to a big league mound for 14-16 weeks &#8212; which puts his timeline into July. Still sporting a large bandage over his elbow, he will recover for six weeks before beginning his throwing program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There you have it. The risk could be worth the reward if you draft and stash Greene with an eye on a midseason return.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on For The Win: <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2026\/03\/23\/hunter-greene-injury-update-fantasy-baseball\/89286635007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hunter Greene injury update for fantasy baseball with latest updates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hunter Greene injury update for fantasy baseball with latest updates&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Hunter Greene injury update for fantasy baseball with latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hunter Greene has a second straight season with a sparking ERA (2.76) and a solid K\/9. 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