We are starting to really like this guy.
Akil Baddoo followed up his historic weekend by hitting a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning this afternoon against the Minnesota Twins, giving Detroit the win:
Baddoo.
Walks off against his former team.
Y'know what? You CAN script this. The writer?
Akil himself.#DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/8McFZaIVCZ— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) April 6, 2021
In doing so, Baddoo hit yet another milestone in his young MLB career. He becomes the youngest Detroit Tigers player since Travis Fryman in 1991 with a walk-off hit:
.@AkilBaddoo (22y, 233d) is the youngest @Tigers hitter with a #walkoff hit since Travis Fryman (22y, 93d) on 6/26/1991. pic.twitter.com/Y5sN6ftI5U
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) April 6, 2021
The Tigers improved to 3-2 on the young season, while the Twins dropped to 3-2.
