Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene will have surgery to address right elbow inflammation on Wednesday, according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.

Per Stavenhagen, the extent of Greene's injury is unclear and it "sounds like doctors have to go in to determine the extent of the injury."

Greene, 22, has been excellent in his second MLB season when healthy, hitting .288 with 11 homers, 37 RBI, 51 runs, seven stolen bases and a .796 OPS in 99 games. He's certainly looked the part of a player worth the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft.

In Greene, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter, the Tigers have a trio of young hitters worth being excited about. That has somewhat lessened the sting from Javier Báez's incredibly disappointing 2023 campaign (.217 with nine homers, 58 RBI, 56 runs, 12 stolen bases and a .583 OPS) after he signed a six-year, $140 million deal this offseason.

As for Greene, he's been out since Sept. 2 with an inflamed right elbow and his season seems likely to be over.

Injuries are becoming a concern in his young career. He also dealt with a stress reaction in his left fibula earlier in the season, causing him to miss additional time, and saw his MLB debut delayed in 2022 after suffering a fractured foot during Spring Training when he fouled a pitch off his foot.

"It [stinks]," he told reporters last week regarding his latest injury. "There's no one that wants to be out there more than me."

He appeared to suffer the knock while diving for a Tim Anderson fly ball. One of Greene's calling cards during his young MLB career has been an aggressive approach to fielding his position in the outfield.

"He did this on a play that not many people make," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters. "It's another unfortunate incident. He's not going to stop being Riley Greene and playing the way that he does, the caliber that he does. But it's tough on him, it's tough on us when something like this happens."