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Retires from baseball Greiner announced his retirement from professional baseball Monday.

Impact Greiner, 30, had been at Triple-A Albuquerque in the Rockies organization, where he had put up just a .555 OPS with a 40.5 percent strikeout rate. He had a .583 OPS with nine home runs over parts of five major-league seasons.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returned to Reno Greiner was returned to Triple-A Reno.

Impact Greiner was up for a short while when Jose Herrera was on the COVID-19 injury list. He appeared in two games, going 1-for-6 with two walks.

MAY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Smith's tiebreaking homer lifts Arizona past Royals 8-6

Pavin Smith and pinch-hitter Jordan Luplow homered in a five-run sixth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6

MAY 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zac Gallen, Daulton Varsho lead Diamondbacks past Cubs 3-1

Zac Gallen pitched five effective innings, Daulton Varsho homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks stopped a six-game slide with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs

MAY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks place C Jose Herrera on injured list

The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed catcher Jose Herrera on the injured list without a designation, indicating a potential COVID-19 issue with the team

MAY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Contract selected by Arizona Greiner's contract was selected by the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Impact Greiner joined the Diamondbacks on a minor-league deal in mid-March, and he slashed .351/.429/.514 with a home run, five RBI and four runs over 10 games at Triple-A Reno. He'll provide depth behind the dish for the major-league club after Jose Herrera (undisclosed) was placed on the injured list.

MAY 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Grayson Greiner elects free agency; Detroit Tigers' 40-man roster drops to 38 Detroit Tigers catcher Grayson Greiner hit .236 with one home run, seven RBIs, nine walks and 31 strikeouts across 31 games in 2021.

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 • FREEP.COM

Heads to open market Greiner cleared waivers and elected free agency Monday.

Impact Greiner has looked more like organizational depth than a legitimate backup catcher throughout his four seasons in the majors, hitting .201/.274/.309 in 477 trips to the plate. His 84 wRC+ in 2021 for the Tigers was a career high but was aided by an unsustainable .400 BABIP and came in a small sample of just 82 plate appearances. He'll likely be stuck searching for a minor-league deal on the open market.

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers option Grayson Greiner to make room for Eric Haase's return on Friday With Haase expected to come off the injured list on Friday, the Tigers had to chose between designating Dustin Garneau for assignment or opt...

AUGUST 26, 2021 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Sent down Thursday Greiner was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.

Impact Greiner was expected to see more playing time while Eric Haase (abdomen) was on the injured list, but he was in the lineup for just one of the last four games. He'll now head to the minors since Haase is expected to be activated Friday.

AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again for Garneau Greiner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact Greiner was expected to inherit the No. 1 catcher job when Eric Haase (abdomen) went on the 10-day injured list Thursday, but he'll wind up sitting Sunday for the third time in four games. Dustin Garneau -- whom the Tigers acquired from the Rockies on Wednesday -- will pick up another start behind the dish and looks to be manager A.J. Hinch's preferred option at catcher for the time being.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Retreats to bench Greiner isn't starting Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact Greiner went 1-for-2 with a strikeout Friday and will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Dustin Garneau will start at catcher and bat seventh.

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Castro has go-ahead hit, Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-1 in 10

Pinch-hitter Harold Castro singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resting Thursday Greiner is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

Impact After catching each of the Tigers' last three games while going 2-for-9 with a double, a walk and two runs, Greiner will get a breather in the series finale. With Detroit moving Eric Haase (abdomen) to the 10-day injured list Thursday, Greiner should have an extended runaway as Detroit's No. 1 catcher. However, the newly acquired Dustin Garneau will get the nod behind the dish Thursday.

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Adell's grand slam in 9th lifts Angels to 8-2 win at Tigers

Jo Adell hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth inning for his first homer this season and Kurt Suzuki followed with a solo blast, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-2 win o...

AUGUST 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McKenzie loses perfect game in 8th, Indians beat Tigers 11-0

Indians starter Triston McKenzie retired the first 23 Detroit batters in order before Harold Castro lined a single to right with two out in the eighth inning and Cleveland beat the...

AUGUST 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting Sunday Greiner is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against Cleveland.

Impact With Eric Haase getting a well-deserved day off after 11 straight starts, Greiner will enter the lineup for the Sunday matinee. The 28-year-old was removed from Thursday's contest but was only suffering from cramps, so he'll continue serving in the backup catcher role for the Tigers.

AUGUST 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cleveland Indians to visit the Detroit Tigers

The Tigers will start Wily Peralta on Saturday while the Indians have yet to announce who will take the mound

AUGUST 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Plesac, Indians to face Alexander, Tigers

The Indians will start Zach Plesac on Friday and the Tigers are expected to counter with Tyler Alexander

AUGUST 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Avoids serious injury Greiner was removed from Thursday's game with cramps and did not suffer an injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact It was suspected that Greiner had suffered a hamstring injury, but instead he was lifted only as a precaution. He should be available to return to his normal backup duties behind the dish for the team's weekend series against Cleveland.

AUGUST 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cabrera sits, but Tigers beat Orioles 6-4 to complete sweep

Renato Núñez homered in his return to Baltimore and the Detroit Tigers beat the Orioles 6-4 as Miguel Cabrera sat out while one homer shy of 500

AUGUST 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Exits Thursday's game Greiner was removed from Thursday's game against the Orioles with an apparent right hamstring injury, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact Greiner appeared to be grabbing at his right hamstring while catching in the bottom of the fifth inning, but he was initially able to remain in the game after he was visited by trainers. However, he was removed by a pinch hitter in the top of the sixth inning after he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout to begin the game. The exact nature and severity of the issue hasn't yet been revealed.

AUGUST 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Reached base four times Greiner went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs and two RBI in Wednesday's 17-14 win over the Twins.

Impact With Eric Haase serving as the designated hitter in the series finale while Miguel Cabrera rested, Greiner cracked the lineup Wednesday and joined the Detroit hit parade. Even after reaching base four times on the day, Greiner's on-base average sits at an underwhelming .275 on the campaign.

JULY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lions-Vikings? Naw, Tigers top Twins by NFL-like 17-14 final

Jeimer Candelario and Eric Haase each drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers, despite giving up seven homers and not hitting any, outlasted the Minnesota Twins 17-14

JULY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns to big-league club Greiner was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Monday.

Impact Greiner was activated from the injured list and optioned to Toledo on Friday, but it didn't take long for him to return to the majors. The 28-year-old and Eric Haase should split opportunities behind the plate with Jake Rogers (arm) on the injured list.

JULY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE