Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo reacts at home plate after his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Detroit. Akil Baddoo had already turned heads with his productive spring. Now he’s made his presence felt at Comerica Park. Baddoo homered in his first major league at-bat Sunday — on the very first pitch. The Detroit outfielder led off the bottom of the third inning with a drive to left field off Cleveland’s Aaron Civale. The game was the 22-year-old Baddoo’s first appearance above Class A. His teammates seemed caught up in the moment too when he returned to the dugout. Read more https://apnews.com/article/mlb-detr...-akil-baddoo-b47c34a61d235dd491aecf466d36f0ba
