LAKELAND, Fla. – Detroit Tigers’ star outfield prospect Riley Greene was removed from Friday’s spring training game due to an apparent injury -- just one week before Opening Day.
Greene, who entered Friday’s game against the New York Yankees batting .400 during spring training, hit a triple off of Gerrit Cole in his only at-bat. It was his second triple of the spring, to go along with two homers and three doubles.
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He was removed from the game before the top half of the following inning.
Greene, 21, is a consensus top 10 prospect in MLB and figures to be the starting center fielder for the Tigers on Opening Day, if healthy.
In 124 games between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo last year, Greene hit .301 with a .387 on-base percentage and .534 slugging percentage. He finished with 25 doubles, eight triples and 24 home runs.
The Tigers haven’t provided an official update on his status.