DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo homered in his first major league at-bat — on the very first pitch he saw. Baddoo led off the bottom of the third inning with a drive to left field off Cleveland’s Aaron Civale. This game was the 22-year-old Baddoo’s first appearance above Class A. Baddoo was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2016, and the Tigers took him with the third pick of the 2020 Rule 5 draft. He is coming off a terrific spring in which he hit .325 with five home runs in 21 games.
