How Zack Greinke Became the Weirdest Player in Sports

Social Anxiety and Depression

Zack Greinke is weird but really talented. But the truth is he has mental disorder depression and social anxiety disorder. He is a future Hall of Famer. He can not stand being around people. Fear of being rejected they think they need to be perfected. That is unfair for him and setting by himself and getting away from people.

Donald Zackary Greinke (born October 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously pitched for the Kansas City RoyalsMilwaukee BrewersLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimLos Angeles Dodgers, and Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Royals selected Greinke in the first round of the 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 nearly derailed by his battles with depression and anxiety in 2005 and 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 is a six-time All-Star, and six-time Gold Glove Award winner.

Greinke is married to Em Kuchar, whom he met while attending Apopka High School. Kuchar is a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and was Miss Daytona Beach USA 2008. Their sons were born in 2015 and 2017, respectively.[112][113] They reside in Orlando, Florida.

His younger brother, Luke, was also a pitcher. Luke played college baseball at Auburn University and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 2008 MLB draft, but was out of baseball a year later because of injuries.

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