97.1 The Ticket -- When the Tigers drafted high school outfielder Riley Greene in the first round of the MLB draft earlier this month, many called him "the best pure hitter" in the 2019 high school class.
Greene backed that up on Monday when he made his rookie league debut with the Gulf Coast League Tigers West.
Greene went 4-for-5 with two home runs -- including a grand slam -- a double and five RBIs.
What. A. Debut. Riley Greene goes deep AGAIN!The No. 5 overall #MLBDraft pick launches a grand slam for the GCL #Tigers in the eighth inning, and he's now 4-for-5 with a double, 2 homers & 5 RBIs in his first @MiLB game. pic.twitter.com/pXToYdi1eH
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 24, 2019Greene, a 6-foot-2, 190-lb. left-handed hitter, was the first high school player picked in the draft at fifth overall and the Tigers have him starting his journey to Detroit in center field.
The GCL Tigers beat the Blue Jays' GCL team 9-4 in the first game of the short season.
