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It’s easy to forget Greene’s youth. He is the third-youngest player on the Tigers’ roster, older only than 22-year-old Jackson Jobe and 23-year-old Colt Keith.
He doesn’t turn 25 until late September
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In 2018, Greene represented Team USA.
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To make the under-18 national team, he was first recognized as one of the top players nationally in his age group. …
“Putting him on the team in 2018 was a no-brainer,” said Blood, now the Baltimore Orioles’ vice president of player development and domestic scouting. “Him and Bobby Witt Jr. were probably the two most productive hitters in that group.” …
“He’s willing to do whatever for his team, and it shows a lot about him,” said Crews, who competed against Greene as high-school rivals in Florida. “For a guy that has a city on his back, he shows that he’s willing to do whatever for the team. It’s a great person to have in your corner.”
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Once Greene made his MLB debut, he began an ongoing dialogue with Hinch as the Tigers worked to get him swinging at pitches in the strike zone that he could hit hard. To reinforce that approach, Hinch asked Greene the same question after nearly every plate appearance: Did you get a good pitch to hit?
Mastering swing decisions unlocked Greene’s potential.
He improved his batted-ball profile from 2022 to 2024, dropping his ground-ball rate from 56.8% in 2022 to 43.6% and increasing his fly-ball rate from 19.3% to 27.7%. He also became more disciplined, lowering his strikeout rate from 28.7% to 26.7% and boosting his walk rate from 8.6% to 11%.
That culminated in a near-elite 2024 campaign: Greene made the All-Star Game for the first time, launched a career-high 24 home runs, produced a 135 wRC+ that ranked 10th among AL players and led the offense as the Tigers snapped a decade-long postseason drought.