Zack Greinke- Wiki, Age, Height, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Dating

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• Zack Greinke began his career as a relief pitcher as a sophomore and junior before establishing himself as a starter as a senior.
• He finished his senior season 9-2 with a 0.55 earned run average (ERA) and 118 strikeouts in 63 innings.
• Following the conclusion of his high school season, he competed in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic, impressing pro scouts with his performance against some of the country’s greatest hitters.
• The Kansas City Royals selected him in the first round with the sixth choice in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
• He declined a scholarship offer from Clemson University in exchange for a $2.5 million signing bonus with the Royals.
• He pitched in six minor league games for the Royals farm organizations in 2002, including three for the Gulf Coast Royals, two for the Low-A Spokane Indians, and two innings for the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League.
• He began the 2003 season with Wilmington, going 11-1 with a 1.14 earned run average in 14 starts. He finished with a 3.97 ERA in 11+13 innings.
• He was promoted to the AA Wichita Wranglers of the Texas League in July of the same year when he went 4-3 with a 3.23 ERA in nine starts.
• The Royals promoted him to the Pacific Coast League’s Omaha Royals in 2004, where he went 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA in six starts.
• He was promoted to the major leagues by the Royals on May 22, 2004, and made his main league debut against the Oakland Athletics.
• On June 8, he earned his first professional victory, pitching seven scoreless innings against the Montreal Expos.
• In 24 starts, he concluded the 2004 season with an 8-11 record and a 3.97 ERA.
• He led the American League in losses in 2005, finishing 5-17 with a 5.80 ERA in 33 starts.
• He reportedly returned to the Royals’ spring training complex in Surprise, Arizona, on April 17, 2006, where he continued to pitch. Then, due to psychiatric concerns, he was placed on the 60-day injured list and was forced to take a break from baseball. Following that, he began visiting a sports psychologist and was prescribed antidepressants.