Tigers place OF Riley Greene on IL with elbow inflammation; recall INF/OF Tyler Nevin

By: Matt Carlson, The Associated Press Posted: 5:13 PM CDT Saturday, Sep. 2, 2023 Last Modified: 6:47 PM CDT Saturday, Sep. 2, 2023

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Riley Greene on the injured list with right elbow inflammation on Saturday before their game against the White Sox in Chicago and recalled infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin from Triple-A Toledo to take the spot on the roster.

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Greene, Detroit’s first-round draft pick (fifth overall) in 2019 will have the right elbow — he throws left-handed — reevaluated once swelling subsides. Manager A.J. Hinch said that might be in seven to 10 days.

Greene was hurt while making a terrific diving catch in left field in the fifth inning of Detroit’s 4-2 win at Chicago on Friday. The athletic 22-year-old, who’s played mostly in center field this season, raced to the gap and lunged to snare Tim Anderson’s liner.

Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene, right, watches his single, which allowed Parker Meadows and Jake Rogers to score, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Greene jammed his elbow on the play and was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh as a precaution. The injury flared up overnight after Hinch said “things are pointing in a positive direction” on Friday.

“Last night the physical exam was pretty good and encouraging,” Hinch said before Saturday night’s game. “The shape he’s in this morning, not so much.”

A scan in Chicago on Saturday “indicated a little bit more of a significant injury,” Hinch added.

Greene is batting .288 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs through 99 games in his second major-league season.