Riley Greene

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

Riley Greene
Detroit Tigers
Outfielder
Born: (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left

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 (RBI).[4] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.[5]

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]

References
  1. "Tigers potential top draft pick Riley Greene — 'It's not normal what he does'". Detroit Free Press.
  2. "Gators Commit Riley Greene Building Legacy At Hagerty". www.mynews13.com.
  3. Adler, David (June 3, 2019). "10 things to know about Riley Greene". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. "Tigers take Florida OF Riley Greene in MLB.com mock draft". Detroit News. May 24, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris. "Riley Greene, 2019 Florida Baseball Commit, Catches Scouts' Eyes At 2018 Tournament Of Stars". www.baseballamerica.com.
  6. "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  7. Beck, Jason (June 5, 2019). "Tigers sign top Draft pick Riley Greene". MLB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. Fenech, Anthony (June 5, 2019). "Detroit Tigers sign top draft pick Riley Greene to $6.18M contract". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. Woodbery, Evan (2019-06-24). "Tigers' Riley Greene makes debut with a bang in rookie league". mlive.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  10. "Greene rides his wave to Whitecaps". MiLB.com.
  11. "How No. 1 pick Riley Greene performed during a busy first season as a pro". mlive. September 3, 2019.
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