Riley Greene

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Riley Greene
File:Riley Greene (51416817573) (cropped).jpg
Greene with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2021
Detroit Tigers
Outfielder
Born: (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 (age 23)
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Riley Greene (born September 28, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization. He was selected fifth overall by the Tigers in the 2019 MLB draft.

Amateur career

Greene attended Paul J. Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida.[1][2] In 2018, he played for Team USA in the U-18 Pan-American Championships.[3] As a senior in 2019, he hit .422 with eight home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBIs).[4] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.[5]

Professional career

Greene was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[6][5] He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers with the fifth overall pick. On June 5, the Tigers signed Greene to a contract with a $6.18 million signing bonus.[7][8]

Greene made his professional debut on June 24, 2019, for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Tigers.[9] In July, he was promoted to the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, and in August, he earned a promotion to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League.[10] Over 57 games between the three clubs, he slashed .271/.347/.403 with five home runs and 28 RBIs.[11] Greene did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Greene began the 2021 season with the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Northeast.[13] In June, he was selected to represent the Tigers in the All-Star Futures Game alongside Spencer Torkelson.[14] In August, he was promoted to the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple-A East.[15] Over 124 games between the two clubs, Greene slashed .301/.387/.534 with 24 home runs, 84 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, 25 doubles, and eight triples.[16] He was named the 4th best prospect in baseball in Baseball America's annual Top 100 list for 2022.[17]

References

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Riley Greene on TwitterLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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