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Video: Tigers Rookie Akil Baddoo Hits Home Run on 1st-Career Pitch, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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In year two, Tigers' Baddoo looks ready to settle into the leadoff role
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Kind of like a dream:' Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo reveling in big-league debut
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Rookie Akil Baddoo is Turning Heads – WJR-AM
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Akil Baddoo's first 2 weeks were fun, but what he's doing now is even more impressive
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Detroit's Baddoo homers on first pitch of first MLB at-bat
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Series preview: Pirates begin AL road trip against Tigers - Bucs Dugout
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How Akil Baddoo went from A-ball to the majors as a Rule 5 outlier
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Grossman's 10th-inning squeeze bunt lifts Tigers over Astros – Macomb Daily
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Tigers season preview 2022: New stars, promising youth and other key storylines - The Athletic
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