Detroit — The Puerto Rican flag that’s been draped in his locker all season should’ve been a tip-off.
When Riley Greene was asked before Tuesday's game if he has had any contact from Team USA about playing in the World Baseball Classic next March, he had a puzzled look on his face.
“Um, no,” he said. “I have been contacted by Team Puerto Rico, though. I am Puerto Rican.”
Greene grew up in Oviedo, Florida, but his mother, Lisa, is Puerto Rican.
“They contacted me a bit ago,” Greene said of Team Puerto Rico, which is being put together by Eduardo Perez.