Akil

Baddoo

With the Tigers promoting Trey Sweeney and Jace Jung on Friday, unfortunately they needed to make room on the active roster and Baddoo pulled one of the short straws this time around. The 26-year-old outfielder is hitting .137/.220/.301 with a pair of homers, five RBI, one stolen base and a 27/8 K/BB ratio over 82 plate appearances with the Tigers this season.

Vierling will sit out his second straight contest due to back spasms. It’ll be Gio Urshela at third base and Akil Baddoo in left field.

Baddoo finds himself back in the big leagues ahead of Saturday’s game against the Giants with Wenceel Pérez hitting the injured list with an oblique strain. The 25-year-old outfielder has struggled this season in the big leagues to a lackluster .517 OPS with two homers and one steal in 69 plate appearances.

Kerry Carpenter probably needs a little more time on his rehab assignment, so Akil Baddoo could rejoin the Tigers in Pérez’s place. Matt Vierling will likely resume getting more time in the outfield, opening up third base for Gio Urshela.

The dynamic 25-year-old outfielder just hasn’t been able to recapture the magic that he showed at the plate during his rookie season in 2021. He has hit just .117/.217/.300 with two homers, four RBI, one stolen base and an 24/8 K/BB ratio in 69 plate appearances at the big-league level this season. Ryan Vilade was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to take his place on the club’s active roster.

Baddoo was sent to the minors on Friday when the team brought back Parker Meadows, but with Meadows getting hurt on Sunday, the Tigers will bring Baddoo back up. The 25-year-old is hitting just .132/.242/.340 with two homers, four RBI, and one stolen base this season and should remain off fantasy radars.

Meadows was making his return to the big league club after being demoted just 32 games into the season. He had made a swing adjustment in the minors that led to a recent surge and was also hitting 4-for-12 with a home run and two RBI in his first three games back with the Tigers before he suffered a hamstring strain. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch didn’t seem optimistic about this being a short stint on the IL, so it may be a while before we see Meadows get another shot in 2024. What brutal luck. Akil Baddoo was called up to take his place on the active roster.

With Parker Meadows rejoining the team on Friday, someone needed to go to make room in the outfield and Baddoo drew the short straw this time around. The 25-year-old outfielder hit just .132/.242/.340 with two homers, four RBI and one stolen base during his stay with the big-league club.

Vierling will get another day off to rest and recover after being scratched from Sunday’s series finale against the Angels due to left foot soreness. It’ll be Riley Greene patrolling center field in his absence with Akil Baddoo stepping into the lineup to cover left field.

Parker Meadows ought to have replaced Baddoo in the Tigers’ outfielder a week or two ago, but maybe it’ll finally happen now. Baddoo is just 3-for-33 this month, and the Tigers would benefit from playing Meadows in center and Riley Greene in a corner.