MLB notebook: Greinke (groin) questionable for opener

[March 16, 2018]  Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke may not be ready to start on Opening Day on March 29 due to a groin injury, manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Thursday.

Greinke was removed after one inning on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds when he felt tightness in the groin. The right-hander was slated to be stretched out with a five-inning stint before the setback.

"Zack went through a throwing program today, and he actually said he felt good, but we're going to continue to be cautious through this whole process," Lovullo said before Thursday's game with the Chicago Cubs. "We're going to push back his bullpen (session) and just continue to walk through it with his feedback and see what the next step in the process is."

--Orioles designated hitter/outfielder Mark Trumbo will miss at least three to four weeks after being diagnosed with a strained right quadriceps, according to manager Buck Showalter.

The Orioles skipper told reporters that an MRI exam performed Thursday morning pinpointed the damage.

Trumbo missed a week after initially injuring the quadriceps. He served as the designated hitter in Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees and re-injured it at some point during the contest. Showalter said it was "a little discouraging" to learn Trumbo suffered a setback.

 

--Aaron Judge said he learned his lesson after drawing the ire of Major League Baseball for outwardly recruiting star Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado to join him on the New York Yankees.

"It was all new to me. Lesson learned," Judge said after talking to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and learning he angered MLB with his public comments. "Now I know. You learn something every day."

Judge and Machado spoke before their teams played a spring exhibition Wednesday. During the conversation, Judge couldn't help but sneak in a quick pitch for Machado to join him and Giancarlo Stanton in the Bronx.

--Field Level Media

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