After getting off to a red-hot start to his Major League career, Detroit Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo has cooled off quite a bit as of late as he was 0-for-11 in his three games prior to Wednesday’s matchup vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates. Well, maybe Baddoo is starting to heat up again as he doubled … Read more
When the Detroit Tigers take the field on Sunday afternoon, they will be looking to salvage a game in what has been a very rough series so far against the Oakland Athletics. Up to this point, the Tigers have dropped all three games against the Athletics, including being shut out in each of the last … Read more
On Tuesday night, Detroit Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo did it again by hitting yet another home run. This one, which was Baddoo’s fourth of the young season, came in the third inning against the Houston Astros. Watching Baddoo’s home run on Bally Sports Detroit is one thing but when you couple it with the great … Read more
Detroit Tigers OF Akil Baddoo may be a rookie but he is a rookie that is on fire. Baddoo’s hotness continued on Tuesday night when he hit an opposite-field home run against the Houston Astros to tie the game at one in the third inning. Check it out. STAY HOT, @AkilBaddoo! pic.twitter.com/T8QQji5aCC — MLB (@MLB) … Read more
We have another Akil Baddoo sighting! The roookie Detroit Tigers outfielder added another chapter to the incredible story of his young MLB career by absolutely crushing a home run against the Houston Astros. The ball sailed 450 feet with an exit velocity in excess of 109 MPH: This is an absolute bomb. pic.twitter.com/HZcFNObYHz — Chris … Read more
The Detroit Tigers will be looking to get back to the .500 mark when they face the Cleveland Indians in the middle game of a 3-game set later tonight after suffering a 4-1 setback last night. Pitcher Tarik Skubal will take the mound, and he’ll be facing Cleveland’s Aaron Civale. Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo … Read more
It has been one heck of a week so far for Detroit Tigers rookie outfielder Akil Baddoo and the magic continued for him on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins. Watch as Baddoo hits the first triple of his career in his first at-bat of the day. New day, new milestone for @AkilBaddoo. He records his … Read more
Detroit Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo is the talk of the town after hitting a home run in his first career at-bat, hitting a grand slam in his second career game, and hitting a walk-off single in his third career. The walk-off single came on Tuesday in the bottom of the 10th inning against the … Read more
Okay, just what can’t Akil Baddoo do? The Detroit Tigers rookie already has launched a home run on the very first MLB pitch he faced, and then followed that up with a grand slam the next day. This afternoon, he gave the Tigers the walk-off win in the bottom of the 10th inning against the … Read more
In case you missed it, Detroit Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo kept the fairy tale start to his rookie campaign going by hitting a walk-off single on Tuesday to give the Tigers a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. The only thing that makes Baddoo’s hit even better is watching it while listening to Dan … Read more
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 … Read more
On Tuesday, Casey Mize will be making his season debut when the Detroit Tigers host the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. The Tigers will be looking to right the ship after losing 2-straight, including a 15-6 loss to the Twins on Monday afternoon. Just moments ago, the Tigers released their starting lineup and as you … Read more
It has been a storybook start to Detroit Tigers OF Akil Baddoo‘s Major League career as he not only hit a home run on the first pitch he ever saw in the big leagues but on Monday, he outdid that by launching his first career grand slam during a loss to the Twins. You may … Read more
Detroit Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo is having himself quite a time in the Major Leagues. On Sunday, Baddoo hit the first big league pitch he saw over the fence foe a home run and a day later, he hit his first career grand slam. Check it out! It's only @AkilBaddoo's second game and he … Read more
It certainly was a storybook home run for Detroit Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo. This afternoon was his first appearance in the Majors, and he blasted a home run on the very first pitch he faced. To make things even better, his parents were in the stands at Comerica Park to take it all in … Read more
Though the Detroit Tigers weren’t able to pull off the sweep against the Cleveland Indians this afternoon, there was a pretty movie-esque moment during the course of the afternoon. Rookie outfielder Akil Baddoo blasted the first ever pitch he faced in the Majors, joining a select group of Tigers players in team history to homer … Read more
