ZACK GREINKE NEWS

Greinke, Astros shut down rival A's to win opener 8-1

Zack Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and the Houston Astros hushed an unwelcoming crowd in beating the re...

APRIL 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dominates in win Greinke allowed no runs on three hits while striking out four over six innings in Thursday's victory over the Athletics.

Impact The righty was dominant in his debut, throwing 56 of his 82 pitches for strikes. The 37-year-old veteran looked sharp as he didn't walk a single batter. Greinke has recorded a 3.37 ERA throughout his career and with the outlier of last year's small sample size, has shown no signs of slowing down.

APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

The 21 reasons to love Major League Baseball in 2021

Baseball is here, and so are Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman. FOX Sports' newest MLB experts list 21 reasons they're pumped for 2021.

APRIL 2, 2021

Astros visit the Athletics to begin the 2021 season

Houston visits Oakland for opening day

MARCH 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez will have to wait a little longer before returning to a big league mound

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Builds pitch count Greinke allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out one over 4.1 innings in Sunday's spring game against the Marlins.

Impact Greinke, Houston's recently anointed Opening Day starter, ran his pitch count to 69 with one more start before the regular season. The right-hander lamented the behavior of his slider, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. Greinke hopes to get that pitch in shape and elevate his pitch count to 80 or 85 in time for Opening Day.

MARCH 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals

MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opening Day nod? Greinke: 'Still don't care' JUPITER, Fla. – When it comes to the honor of starting on Opening Day, veteran right-hander Zack Greinke doesn’t approach the assignment as...

MARCH 21, 2021 • MLB.COM

Astros return core after coming a win shy of World Series

The Astros finished the pandemic-shortened regular season with a losing record but heated up in October and came within a win of reaching the World Series for the third time in fou...

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Named Opening Day starter Manager Dusty Baker announced Monday that Greinke will start Opening Day against the A's, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact With Justin Verlander (elbow) out for the season, this announcement was merely a formality, as Greinke will be the Astros' ace in 2021. It was also announced Monday that Greinke will be away from the team for the next few days for "personal reasons," but according to Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest, that should not affect his throwing program.

MARCH 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dispatches Mets Greinke allowed two hits and struck out four over three scoreless innings in Thursday's spring game against the Mets.

Impact Greinke elevated his pitch count to 45 in his second Grapefruit League outing. He's allowed one run on four hits with five strikeouts and has not walked a batter. The right-hander's on schedule to start Opening Day for Houston.

MARCH 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

‘I’d trade you.’ Zack Greinke’s closest confidants try to explain his blunt ... brilliance? As the 37-year-old future Hall of Famer embarks on his 18th MLB season, 15 of his battery mates tell their best stories.

MARCH 12, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

This is why new teammates love Greinke WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- When veteran right-hander Jake Odorizzi signed with the Astros earlier this week, he gushed about new teammate Zack...

MARCH 12, 2021 • MLB.COM

Cole — and his dad — looking forward to return of fans

Gerrit Cole is looking forward to having his father at Yankee Stadium on opening day to watch him pitch in person in pinstripes for the first time

MARCH 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Odorizzi excited to play alongside Greinke with Astros HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Odorizzi decided to fashion his game like Zack Greinke’s when he...

MARCH 9, 2021 • CHRON.COM

Odorizzi excited to play alongside Greinke with Astros

Jake Odorizzi has long looked up to fellow right-hander Zack Greinke

MARCH 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes spring debut Greinke allowed one run on two hits while striking out one and did not walk a batter across one inning in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets.

Impact Greinke made his spring debut Saturday and shrugged off the middling results, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. "As long as I'm ready when the season comes, that's really all that matters," the right-hander said. "I could have thrown all balls today and it still wouldn't matter. I just have to get better by the next month, that's the goal." He threw 20 pitches and experimented with elevating his fastball. Greinke thought his fastball command was pedestrian but reported no other issues.

MARCH 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Seeing is believing: Bauer shuts eye, pitches shutout ball

What’s that piece of advice Little League coaches always tell their kid — keep your eye on the ball, right

MARCH 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting Saturday Greinke will make his spring debut Saturday against the Mets, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Greinke's Grapefruit League debut is later than others because the pitcher chose to arrive at camp on the latest possible date, Feb. 27. He's expected to serve as Houston's No. 1 starter this season, as Justin Verlander (elbow) will not pitch in 2021.

MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Column: With DH shelved, another year of hapless NL swings FILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke hits a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a...

MARCH 5, 2021 • TUCSON.COM

Astros pitcher Framber Valdéz breaks finger in spring debut

Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdéz has a fractured left ring finger, an injury that could deal another blow to the team’s banged-up starting rotation

MARCH 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Greinke's milestone wish: 10 HRs, 10 steals Zack Greinke is a very accomplished Major League pitcher. He has 208 wins, 2,689 strikeouts, a 3.37 ERA, a Cy Young and six All-Star Game se...

MARCH 1, 2021 • MLB.COM

Arrives at spring training Greinke completed intake testing and joined the Astros at spring training Saturday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Greinke got a late start to spring training for a second straight season, but he joined the team ahead of the league's mandatory report date. The right-hander should still have plenty of time to prepare for Opening Day following his brief absence.

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Have the Astros found their next ace? The Astros lost Charlie Morton and Dallas Keuchel to free agency after 2018, and Gerrit Cole left Houston after ’19. Zack Greinke, Lance McC...

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • MLB.COM

Arriving to camp later Greinke is not yet at spring training but is expected to join camp by the mandatory report date, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Greinke did the same thing last year, arriving at camp 10 days after other pitchers reported. MLB's mandatory report date this season is Feb. 27. Greinke lives in the Orlando area and will work out there -- last year, he worked out at Rollins College -- until then.

FEBRUARY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE