The Tiger Beat: Riley Greene is the AL Player of the Week

As if there was ever any doubt.

Happy Tuesday everyone! The Tigers are back in action tonight against the Rockies. While they’d be battling the altitude and Coors Field, the Rockies themselves have been slumping at an almost historical level, so hopefully the Tigers can make something work.

In the meantime, you’ll have some news to pick through this morning. For starters, red-hot Riley Greene was named the AL Player of the Week for last week. A well-earned acknowledgement, indeed, especially for a guy who was battling a slump only a few weeks ago.

We’ll get into that and more just below, so let’s just jump into it.

Detroit Tigers News:

• Riley Greene is your AL Player of the Week, and no surprise. After Greene made history on Friday with his two-home run ninth inning, and with an unquestionably hot bat, Greene had given his all to make an unbelievable turnaround in mere weeks. This is the guy who went to the All-Star game last year, and he’s certainly making a very good case for a repeat trip.

• The Rally Goose has betrayed us!

AL Central News:

• The Twins’ Royce Lewis has been activated from the IL to make his season debut .
• Here’s a quick look at the prospects who are really shining in the Royals’ farm system .
• Now this is an incredible way to end a game.

• Andrew Benintendi left last night’s game with left calf tightness, which certainly has to be worrying for the White Sox .

MLB News:

• The Mets have a weird pattern of losing their 34th game of the season, and this year was no different .
• The Diamondbacks have revealed their new City Connects. They’ll likely be divisive, but I like them!

• Bryce Harper isn’t shy about venting his frustrations over his recent slump .
• This Braves outfielder had a response we all would have if we watched a Shohei Ohtani hit go over our heads .
• Gerrit Cole is feeling optimistic after Tommy John surgery .