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Donald Zackary "Zack" Greinke ( ; born October 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Royals selected Greinke in 2002 MLB Draft after he won the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award as a high school senior. After playing in the minor leagues, he made his MLB debut in 2004. His career was almost derailed by his battles with depression and anxiety in 2005–2006, and he missed most of the 2006 season. He returned in 2007 as a relief pitcher before rejoining the starting rotation in 2008 and developing into one of the top pitchers in the game. In 2009, he appeared in the MLB All-Star Game, led the major leagues in earned run average, and won the American League Cy Young Award. He was traded in 2011 to the Brewers and in 2012 to the Angels. His 2013 free agent contract with the Dodgers was the largest ever signed by a right-handed pitcher at the time. ==Early life and high school== Donald Zackary Greinke was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of teachers Donald and Marsha Greinke. He was active in Little League and also excelled in tennis and golf tournaments as a youth. As a teenager, Greinke helped lead his team to the Senior League World Series title in 1999. He played shortstop for the team and his coach estimated that he hit close to .700 in the tournament. Greinke was primarily a shortstop when he started playing baseball at Apopka High School. He hit over .400 with 31 home runs in his high school career. He worked as a relief pitcher as a sophomore and junior, before becoming a starting pitcher as a senior.〔 During his senior season, in 2002, Greinke compiled a 9–2 win-loss record, a 0.55 earned run average (ERA), and 118 strikeouts in 63 innings. He also held opposing batters to a .107 average.〔 He led his team to a 32–2 record and their third straight district title, and he was selected as Gatorade National Player of the Year. After the high school season ended, he played in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic and impressed pro scouts with his performance against some of the best hitters in the country. Greinke was selected in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals, who felt he was a polished player who could move quickly through their system.〔 Greinke turned down a scholarship offer from Clemson University to sign with the Royals for a $2.5 million signing bonus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zack Greinke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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