Zach Greene

Zachary Blue Greene graduated from Atlantic Coast High School in Florida before attending UNC-Asheville (2016) and St. Johns River Community College (2017)...Finished his collegiate baseball career at the University of South Alabama (2018-19)...Was named second-team All-America by the NCBWA and third-team All-America by D1Baseball.com as a senior...Was originally selected by Miami in the 15th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign...Enters the 2023 season as the No. 26 prospect in the Mets organization, per MLB Pipeline...Wore uniform No. 41 in college and started watching film of Tom Seaver because he has a similar drop-and-drive delivery...His middle name is Blue...Has two siblings, a brother and a sister...His sister lives in Washington, D.C. and his brother is a firefighter in their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida...If Zach were not pitching professionally, he would also want to be a firefighter with his brother...Is a big reader...He especially enjoys the Game of Thrones books by George R. R. Martin...Promised his agent he'd show up to the field in a suit with a 'Hello Kitty' backpack when he makes his debut.

2022

Went a perfect 9-0 while posting a 3.42 ERA (26 earned runs/68.1 innings) with 96 strikeouts in 48 appearances (four starts) for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).

2021

Began the year with Hudson Valley (A+) before earning a permanent promotion to Somerset (AA) on June 15...Combined to go 4-7 with a 3.17 ERA (21 earned runs/59.2 innings)...Following the conclusion of the season, was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star with the Surprise Saguaros.