Tigers 1st-round pick Riley Greene HRs twice in first game for GCL Tigers West, June 24, 2019, in Lakeland, Fla. Video provided by a spectator. Wochit
Joe Vavra’s job has already begun.
Earlier this month, Vavra — the Detroit Tigers’ new hitting coach — traveled to the Dominican Republic to meet with a few of the team’s young hitters near the organization's academy in the country: infielder Jeimer Candelario, shortstop Willi Castro and third baseman Dawel Lugo.
“We spent a lot of time,” Vavra said.