Tigers' Riley Greene becomes first player in MLB history to hit two ninth-inning home runs in same game

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Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene made history during the Tigers' 9-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. 

Greene, 24, became the first player in MLB history to hit two home runs in the ninth inning. 

Greene’s first ninth-inning blast broke a 1-1 tie, as Kenley Jansen’s cutter was right down Broadway, and the Tigers’ star didn’t miss it. Greene’s 371-foot blast just got over the wall in right field to give the Tigers a 2-1 ninth-inning lead. 

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Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene, right, is congratulated by Spencer Torkelson, left, and Zach McKinstry, second from left, after hitting a three-run home run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe kneels at the plate during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Colt Keith followed Greene’s lead as he hit a home run of his own to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead. The Tigers’ home run party continued with Javier Baez’s two-run blast to put them up 5-1. 

The Tigers didn’t stop there, as they continued to hit and brought Greene back up to the plate for the second time in the inning with a 6-1 lead. 

However, Greene faced a different pitcher in his second at-bat of the inning as Jake Eder replaced the struggling Jansen on the mound for the Angels.

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Detroit Tiger Riley Greene gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Anaheim,