Greene is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.
Greene is out of the starting lineup for the first time since the first game of Detroit's doubleheader on May 8, snapping a streak of 14 consecutive starts. Akil Baddoo will fill left field Friday and bat eighth.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Scores three times Wednesday
Rotowire
Greene went 1-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
A day after driving in four runs, Greene crossed the plate three times on his own Wednesday to set a season high in runs scored. The 24-year-old has been quite productive early in 2025 with 12 home runs, 30 runs scored and 34 RBI to go along with an .875 OPS across 48 games. Both the runs and RBI are second on the team to Spencer Torkelson.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Plates four runs Tuesday
Rotowire
Greene went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and four RBI in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.
Greene plated a run on a base knock in the opening frame before doubling the Tigers' lead in the third with a two-run blast to right field. He then provided some clutch hitting with a ninth-inning double to put his club up 5-4. Over his last six games, Greene is 11-for-24 with three homers, four doubles and nine RBI. After showing glimpses of a breakout last year, Greene is fully breaking out in 2025. He leads the Tigers with 12 home runs and is slashing .286/.337/.535 thus far.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Hot streak continues Friday
Rotowire
Greene went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a two-run double in Friday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Greene put the Tigers on the board in the second inning with a solo shot off Bowden Francis, and he extended the Tigers' lead to 4-0 in the fifth on a two-run double. It was Greene's third multi-hit game in his last four outings, and the 24-year-old has reached base safely in 16 straight contests. Over that span, he has slashed .371/.435/.758 with one steal, seven home runs and 17 RBI in 69 plate appearances.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Powers team to win
Rotowire
Greene went 3-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Red Sox.
Greene connected for his 10th home run of the season and fourth this month in the sixth inning. The outfielder is trending upward with a .304 batting average and .994 OPS in May. For the season, Greene is now batting .273 with an .823 OPS to go along with 27 RBI across 42 games, and he should continue to occupy a prime spot in Detroit's lineup moving forward.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Launches ninth home run
Rotowire
Greene went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-3 loss to the Rangers.
Greene took Texas starter Jacob deGrom deep in the fourth inning for his ninth home run of the season. The outfielder has gone deep five times in his last 11 games, giving him some positive momentum as he shoots for his career best of 24 home runs, which he recorded during the 2024 regular season. Greene is also slashing .255/.311/.470 through 38 games in 2025.
Greene is not in the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader in Colorado.
Greene should be back in there for the nightcap, but he will receive some rare rest in the first game of the twin bill. The Tigers are going with Zach McKinstry in left field for the first game Thursday.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Makes history Friday
Rotowire
Greene went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 9-1 win over the Angels.
Greene waited to the end of the game to explode, hitting both of his home runs during an eight-run ninth inning for the Tigers and becoming the first player in MLB history to go yard twice in the ninth inning of a game. His second long ball of the frame, and eighth of the season, was a three-run shot, giving him 20 RBI for the year through 32 games. Greene has been on an absolute tear lately, batting .550 over his last five contests with four home runs and seven RBI.
Greene went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Astros.
Greene launched a solo home run in the fourth inning, then went deep again with a runner on in the eighth. It's the first multi-homer game of the season for the talented young outfielder, and he has three long balls in his last three games. Greene hit a total of three home runs in his previous 25 games before the recent hot streak.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Goes deep Saturday
Rotowire
Greene went 2-for-7 with a walk, a double, a home run and three RBI across both games of Saturday's doubleheader with the Orioles.
Greene had a productive day at the park, which included his fourth home run of the season in the nightcap. The young outfielder is still slumping a bit with a .233/.282/.398 slash line, which are all down from his 2024 numbers, when he finished the regular season with a career-best .827 OPS. Greene is plenty talented, however, and could get on a hot streak at any point.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Reaches three times in win
Rotowire
Greene went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
On the heels of a five-game hitless streak, Greene has now gone 5-for-8 over his last two games. Overall, the young outfielder is batting .250 with a .709 OPS this season. He has the talent to push those numbers higher, as evidenced by the .262 average and .827 OPS he posted during the 2024 regular season. Greene also tallied a career-best 24 home runs and 74 RBI last year, giving him targets to shoot for in 2025.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Riley Greene: Two RBI against Kansas City
Rotowire
Greene went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Royals.
Greene logged just one hit and 18 strikeouts in his prior 32 at-bats, but he was more productive at the plate in Thursday's contest. All three of his hits resulted in singles, the first two of which drove in runs in the third and fifth innings, respectively. Greene has struggled as of late, but his performance in the series opener may be a sign of things to come for the Tigers and the 24-year-old outfielder.
Greene is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Manager A.J. Hinch will exclude the left-handed-hitting Greene from the starting nine for just the second time all season while the Brewers send a lefty (Tyler Alexander) to the bump. With Greene on the bench, Detroit will roll out a starting outfield of Kerry Carpenter, Ryan Kreidler and Zach McKinstry from left to right.
Greene is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Greene started the first eight games of the season and has carried a hot bat with three homers and a 1.083 OPS in 36 plate appearances, but he'll receive a break for Sunday's series finale versus Chicago. Kerry Carpenter will receive a rare start against a lefty (Martin Perez) while Manuel Margot gets the nod in right field.
1:59
0:57
1:13
1:15
0:56
8:57
8:58
8:57
11:03
1:16
1:43
8:45
0:24
9:30
9:44
2:51
10:27
0:57
9:26
