Oviedo native and Hagerty High School graduate Riley Greene was named the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet for the games from April 28-to-May 4. The announcement was made on MLB Network.
The honor was the first for the outfielder and first for a Detroit Tiger position player to win the award since Miguel Cabrera on April 25, 2022.
The 24-year-old hit .464 (13-for-28) with four homers, eight RBI, a walk, seven runs scored, an .893 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage in seven games.
The southpaw led the Majors in hits (13); tied for the Major League lead in homers (4) and total bases (25); ranked third in slugging and OPS (1.393); ranked fifth in batting average; and tied for fifth in runs.
The 2024 All-Star, who tied his career-high with four hits against Houston on April 30, became the first player in MLB history to slug two home runs in the ninth inning on May 2 at the Los Angeles Angels as part of Detroit’s eight-run rally, hitting a go-ahead solo blast to lead off the frame and closing the rally with a three-run shot, becoming the 62nd player in AL/NL history with multiple homers in an inning.
