Riley Greene handled the situation like a true professional.
The Detroit Tigers promoted 23-year-old outfielder Parker Meadows — a second-round pick in the 2018 draft — for his MLB debut in Monday's series opener against the Chicago Cubs at Comerica Park. Once that happened, Greene officially lost his role as the everyday center fielder.
And Meadows took over as the Tigers' primary center fielder.
"We hope it's going to take a little bit of a load off his body," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Monday of the move for Greene.