Zack Greinke
American baseball player
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| May 15 2023 | Greinke became the fifth pitcher in MLB history to strike out 1,000 unique batters, joining Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and Greg Maddux in this achievement. |
| May 14 2023 | Recorded his 1,000th strikeout against Joey Wiemer, becoming one of only five pitchers to strike out 1,000 different batters. |
| March 24 2023 | Greinke was named the Royals' Opening Day starter for the second consecutive year. |
| February 3 2023 | Greinke re-signed with the Royals on a one-year contract worth $8.5 million. |
| 2022 | Returned to the Kansas City Royals for a second stint. |
| June 29 2022 | Greinke made his 500th career start against the Texas Rangers, pitching six innings in a 2-1 win. |
| March 31 2022 | Greinke was announced as the Royals' Opening Day starter, his first time in this role for the Royals since 2010, creating the largest gap between Opening Day pitching starts for the same team. |
| March 16 2022 | Zack Greinke signed a one-year, $13 million contract to return to the Kansas City Royals, fulfilling his desire to finish his career with the team. |
| 2021 | Finished as a runner-up in the World Series with the Houston Astros for the second time. |
| 2021 | Third son born to Zack Greinke and his wife Emily Kuchar. |
| November 3 2021 | Declared a free agent after the World Series, where he notably became the first Astros pitcher to get a hit in World Series play and the first pitcher to record a pinch hit in the World Series since Jack Bentley. |
| June 4 2021 | Threw a complete game for the first time since April 19, 2017, allowing six hits with one run and one walk in a 13-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. |
| May 25 2021 | Reached 3,000 career innings, becoming the 135th pitcher in major league history to achieve this milestone in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| April 1 2021 | Earned his first Opening Day win (209th career win) as the Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-1, pitching six scoreless innings. |
| 2019 | Greinke won an NL Gold Glove Award after starting the season with Arizona Diamondbacks before being traded, marking his seventh consecutive NL Gold Glove Award as a pitcher. |
| 2019 | Finished the season with 18-5 record, 2.93 ERA, and a career-best 1.3 walks per nine innings across two teams. |
| 2019 | Recorded his last home run and last stolen base, bringing his career totals to nine in each category. |
| 2019 | Finished as a runner-up in the World Series with the Houston Astros. |
| September 14 2019 | Became the 19th pitcher in MLB history to win a game against all 30 MLB franchises in a game against the Kansas City Royals. |
| July 31 2019 | Traded from the Diamondbacks to the Houston Astros, with the Diamondbacks agreeing to pay $24 million of his remaining $77 million salary, in exchange for four minor league prospects. |
| April 2 2019 | Hit two home runs and struck out 10 in an 8-5 win against the Padres. |
| 2017 | Second son born to Zack Greinke and his wife Emily Kuchar. |
| 2017 | Zack Greinke ranked eighth among active pitchers in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 3.76:1 by the end of the regular season. |
| September 16 2017 | Completed eight shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing two hits and striking out eight in a 2-0 win. |
| August 24 2016 | Recorded his 2000th career strikeout in a 10-9 win over the Atlanta Braves. |
| July 3 2016 | Placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a left oblique strain. |
| April 19 2016 | Earned his first win as a Diamondback against the San Francisco Giants, allowing just one run in over six innings of work. |
| 2015 | Finished the season with a 19-3 record, 200 strikeouts, and a major-league-best 1.66 ERA. Selected as Outstanding National League Pitcher at the Players Choice Awards and won his second Gold Glove Award. |
| 2015 | First son born to Zack Greinke and his wife Emily Kuchar. |
| 2015 | Led the league in earned run average while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| December 8 2015 | Signed a six-year, $206.5 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| November 3 2015 | Officially opted out of the last three years of his contract with the Dodgers and became a free agent. |
| July 2015 | Shared NL Player of the Week honors with Clayton Kershaw for July 13-19. |
| July 19 2015 | Scoreless innings streak ended by Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor after 28 consecutive batters retired. |
| June 18 2015 | Began a scoreless innings streak that would reach 45 innings, the sixth-longest in MLB history. |
| 2014 | Began a streak of six consecutive Gold Glove Awards, which would continue until 2019. |
| 2014 | Set an MLB record with 22 straight starts allowing two or fewer earned runs. Selected to the National League All-Star Game and finished the season with a 17-8 record. Won the Gold Glove Award for best fielding pitcher. |
| August 2013 | Selected as National League Pitcher of the Month, going 5-0 with a 1.23 ERA and winning the Silver Slugger Award for best hitting pitcher. |
| August 5 2013 | Picked up his 100th career win against the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| May 15 2013 | Returned to the Dodgers after injury, pitching six innings of one-run ball and earning a win. |
| April 11 2013 | Greinke fractured his left collarbone in a brawl with Carlos Quentin of the San Diego Padres after being hit by an inside pitch. |
| 2012 | Completed the season with a combined 15-5 record, 200 strikeouts, and a 3.48 ERA across 34 starts between the Brewers and Angels. |
| December 8 2012 | Greinke agreed to a six-year free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $147 million, which was the largest contract for a right-handed pitcher at the time. |
| September 25 2012 | Became the first pitcher since 1920 to record 13 strikeouts in five innings or less in a game against the Seattle Mariners. |
| July 29 2012 | Made his first start for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. |
| July 27 2012 | Traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for prospect Jean Segura and pitchers Ariel Peña and Johnny Hellweg. |
| July 13 2012 | Became the first pitcher in 95 years to start three straight games in the Majors, with his third start ending after five innings. |
| July 7 2012 | Ejected from a game after just four pitches for angrily throwing the ball into the ground following a close play at first base. |
| April 7 2012 | Pitched seven scoreless innings in a 6-0 Brewers victory against the Cardinals, giving up four hits and striking out seven in his first start of the season. |
| May 4 2011 | Made his Brewers debut in the second game of a doubleheader. |
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