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Tigers All-Star Riley Greene becomes first player in MLB history to hit 2 HRs in ninth inning

Riley Greene entered the ninth inning on Friday with the Detroit Tigers tied with the Los Angeles Angels. He exited with a wild piece of MLB history.

The Tigers' All-Star outfielder became the first major-league player to ever hit two home runs in a single ninth inning, taking Angels closer Kenley Jansen deep to lead off the frame (video above) then coming back up for a three-run homer with two outs.

The two homers combined for 780 feet of distance at Angel Stadium. That outburst was part of an eight-run ninth inning for the Tigers, who tied the game in the seventh inning on a Trey Sweeney solo homer.