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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Stays with Tigers
Akil Baddoo cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.Baddoo will remain within the Detroit Tigers organization after being designated for assignment Dec. 10. 2024 was the outfielder's worst season yet in the majors, recording a .521 OPS and just five RBI across 82 plate appearances. The 26-year-old may factor to be a four-A player as he has posted a .802 OPS in 123 games for Triple-A Toledo since the 2022 season.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Pushed off 40-man
The Detroit Tigers designated Akil Baddoo for assignment Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.With the signing of Alex Cobb becoming official Tuesday, the Tigers needed to create room on their 40-man roster, so Baddoo will end up as the roster casualty. Baddoo slashed just .137/.220/.301 in 31 big-league games last season, though his .758 OPS and 29 stolen bases in Triple-A could be enough to attract attention from another organization.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Returns to Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers optioned Akil Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo on Friday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.With Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney joining the active roster, Baddoo was sent back to Toledo. Baddoo went 3-for-13 with an RBI double during his five-day stint with the Tigers.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Back in majors
The Detroit Tigers recalled Akil Baddoo from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday.With Wenceel Perez (oblique) headed for the injured list, the Tigers will call upon Baddoo to make up for the lost depth in their outfield unit. The 25-year-old has gone just 7-for-60 in the majors this season, though he owns an .847 OPS in 75 plate appearances since being optioned to Triple-A on July 12.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Sent down to Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers optioned Akil Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo on Friday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.Baddoo was called up Monday to replace Austin Meadows (hamstring). After going 0-for-7 in three games after the promotion, Baddoo will surrender his active roster spot to Ryan Vilade.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Called up, starting Monday
The Detroit Tigers recalled Akil Baddoo from Triple-A Toledo on Monday. He'll start in left field and bat eighth in the Tigers' series opener versus the Guardians.Baddoo returns to Detroit's 26-man active roster as a replacement for Austin Meadows (hamstring), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Though Meadows had been operating as an everyday player for the brief time he was up with the big club, Baddoo projects to serve as a fourth outfielder behind primary starters Riley Greene, Wenceel Perez and Matt Vierling. Baddoo will crack the lineup Monday, however, while Vierling gets a day off.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Expected to rejoin roster
Akil Baddoo is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Toledo prior to Monday's game against the Guardians, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.He was demoted last week in favor of Parker Meadows, but Baddoo now appears likely to rejoin the active roster as a replacement for Meadows, who is set to land on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring strain. Baddoo has turned in a .582 OPS over 62 plate appearances in the big leagues this season.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Optioned to Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers optioned Akil Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.Baddoo has played sparingly lately and produced just a .582 OPS with the big club this season. He's clearing out to make room on the roster for Parker Meadows.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Blasts second home run
Akil Baddoo went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 11-2 win over the White Sox.Baddoo went deep in the first inning with a runner on base for his second home run of the season. However, he wasn't able to add anything else to his box score, which is reflective of his struggles overall this season. The outfielder is batting just .132 across 16 games and has mostly fallen into a reserve role for the Detroit Tigers.
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Tigers' Akil Baddoo: Playing time trending down
Akil Baddoo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.Baddoo has now made just two starts in a stretch of seven games and appears to be fading into a fourth-outfielder role after he had begun to see steady playing time in late May. His downturn in playing time appears to be a byproduct of Justyn-Henry Malloy's move into a near-everyday role since his June 3 call-up from Triple-A Toledo.