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Detroit Tigers top pick Riley Greene promoted to West Michigan Whitecaps

The Detroit Tigers' top pick in this year's MLB draft, 18-year-old outfielder Riley Greene, continues to move up in the minor leagues.

And for fans in Michigan, you'll now have a chance to see the future of the team up close.

Greene, who started his pro career after getting drafting in June with the Tigers' rookie-ball team in Lakeland and then in Connecticut, was promoted to Single-A West Michigan on Wednesday.

[ Tigers' minor league system has improved, according to MLBPipeline.com ]

The No. 6 overall pick, regarded already as the best offensive player in the Tigers' minor leagues, is hitting .