Donald Zackary “Zack” Greinke was born on October 21, 1983 in Orlando, Florida. His parents are Donald and Marsha Greinke. He also has a younger brother, Luke, who was a pitcher too. Luke played college baseball at Auburn University and for the New York Yankees team, but later was out of baseball because of injuries. He studied at the Apopka High School. He has been interested in sport since his early years and even played at the Little League. In the 1999, being a teen helped lead to his team to the Senior League World Series.
During his school career, Zack hit over 400 with 31 home runs. Before becoming a starting pitcher as a senior, he was a relief pitcher in both as a sophomore and junior. In the 2002 and he was selected as the Gatorade National Player of the Year. After his high school, he was involved in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic. He had a performance of the best hitters in the country and in the end he impressed a lot of people.
In the same year he joined the Kansas City Royals team and was chosen to the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. In fact, he reached a scholarship offer from Clemson University, but turned it down instead of a place and contract with the Royals, which received to him a $2.5 million signing bonus. He began his professional career in the major leagues in the 2004. He made his first appearance in the game against the Oakland Athletics. In the 2010 he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers.
His debut was in the second game of a doubleheader in the 2011. Later the team decided to trade him to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He made his first start for the Angels on July 29, 2012. The next year he joined with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he signed a six-year contract being a free agent to the team with a worth of $147 million. In fact, the deal was the largest ever for a at the time it was signed for the right-handed pitcher.
During the National League Division Series in the 2015, he pitched in two games against the New York Mets team. Later he announced, that he would opt out of the last three years of his contract with the Dodgers and become a free agent. At the end of the same year he signed a six-year deal with a $206 million with the Arizona Diamondbacks team. He made his debut in the 2016 at the Chase Field by playing against the Colorado Rockies team.
He is a married man. His wife, Emily Kuchar is a former Cheerleader. Donald met his future wife at school. The couple has one son, named Bode, who was born in the 2015. His net worth is approximately $20 million. He also has a salary of $31 million dollars. The information about him can be found on several social media sites, like Twitter or Facebook.
| Birth Date: | 21 Oct, 1983 |
| Age: | 36 yrs |
| Occupations: | Baseball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Orlando |
| Education: | Apopka High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American baseball player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 120 million |
