When the Detroit Tigers selected Riley Greene with the fifth overall pick in this year’s MLB Draft, most Detroit fans were excited about getting probably the best high school hitting prospect in the entire draft class. In his short time with the Tigers’ minor league system this year, Greene is already living up to his potential as a force to be reckoned with in the batter’s box.
At just 18 years old, the Tigers decided to start out Greene in the Rookie Gulf Coast League where he racked up a BA of .351 and brought in eight RBI in just nine games.