Riley Greene

Detroit Tigers, Left Field
Age: 25y-5m-7d (Sep 28, 2000)
Exp: 3.11 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#5 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Apex Baseball
2026 Payroll Salary

$5,000,000

2026 Cash

$5,000,000

Career Earnings

$10,166,835

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Riley Greene signed a 1 year, $5,000,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000,000. In 2026, Greene will earn a base salary of $5,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.11
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 25 3.11
Arb Avoided
 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 2.05% $5,000,000 $5,000,000
2027 26 --
ARB 2
2028 27 --
ARB 3
2029 28 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 25 3.110
Arb Avoided
 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000
2027 26 --
ARB 2
2028 27 --
ARB 3
2029 28 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 25
Arb Avoided
 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $812,400
Average Salary:
$812,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.11
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $766,300
Average Salary:
$766,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.11
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $727,800
Average Salary:
$727,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.11
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,180,700
Average Salary:
$6,180,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.11 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$10,166,835

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 18
-
Signing Bonus
$6,180,700
$6,180,700
2022 21
0
Active
$419,214
$6,599,914
2023 22
0.11
Injured
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$727,800
$364,464
$7,327,714
$7,692,178
2024 23
1.11
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$766,300
$517,846
$8,458,478
$8,976,324
2025 24
2.11
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$812,400
$378,111
$9,788,724
$10,166,835
 AL Silver Slugger:OF
Total      
$10,166,835
$9,788,724
$10,166,835
2026 25
3.11
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,000,000
Total
$15,166,835

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,986,135 $6,180,700 - $10,166,835
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
18
$6,180,700
$6,180,700
$6,180,700
2022
21
$419,214
$419,214
$6,599,914
2023
22
$727,800
$364,464
$727,800
$364,464
$7,327,714
$7,692,178
2024
23
$766,300
$517,846
$766,300
$517,846
$8,458,478
$8,976,324
2025
24
$812,400
$378,111
$812,400
$378,111
$9,788,724
$10,166,835
Total
$3,986,135
$6,180,700
$10,166,835
$9,788,724
$10,166,835
2026
25
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
Total
$8,986,135
$6,180,700
$15,166,835

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,986,135 $6,180,700 - $10,166,835

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 DET Jul 26, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024 Hamstring
2023 DET Sep 02, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Elbow
2023 DET May 31, 2023 - Jul 08, 2023 Leg
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Detroit (DET), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $766,300 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $727,800 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 18, 2022 Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 05, 2019 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 03, 2019 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 1 (#5 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 DET 157 152 655 600 84 155 31 1 36 111 296 46 201 2 .258 .313 .493 .806 2.17
2024 DET 137 135 583 512 82 134 27 6 24 74 245 64 156 4 .262 .348 .479 .827 5.41
2023 DET 99 94 416 378 51 109 19 4 11 37 169 35 114 7 .288 .349 .447 .796 1.89
2022 DET 93 93 418 376 46 95 18 4 5 42 136 36 120 1 .253 .321 .362 .683 1.28
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