Was rated the 63rd-best prospect by Baseball America entering the 2016 MLB Draft...was named a Rawlings-Perfect Game second team All-American and to the Southeast All-Region First Team in 2016 and a Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2015...Selected by Minnesota in lottery round B (74th overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Salem High School (Ga.).
2023
Spent most of the 2023 season with the Tigers, appearing in 112 games... Had a pair of doubles on April 26 at Milwaukee, his second career multi-double game (other, June 24, 2021 vs. Houston)... Went 2x5 with a go-ahead RBI double in the 10th inning on May 6 at St. Louis...was his first career go-ahead hit in extra innings... Equaled a career high with three hits on May 9 at Cleveland...was his fourth career three-hit game and his first since the first game of the doubleheader on June 30, 2021 at Cleveland...also had three hits on Sept. 2 at Chicago (AL)... Had a pair of hits, including his first home run of the season, and drove in four runs on May 19 at Washington...marked his third career four-RBI game (last, July 19, 2021 vs. Texas)... Hit his second career grand slam on May 28 vs. Chicago (AL)...his first grand slam was against Minnesota on April 5, 2021... Sidelined from June 10-July 6 with a right quad strain... Had a pair of hits, including a double and solo home run, on Aug. 5 vs. Tampa Bay...the homer left his bat at 111.7 MPH, the hardest hit long ball of his career... Celebrated his 25th birthday on Aug. 16 in Minnesota and reached base four times, going 1x2 with three runs scored and three walks...was the first Tigers player to reach base safely four times on his birthday since Kirk Gibson on May 28, 1995 vs. Chicago (AL)... Hit his second career leadoff homer in the first game of the doubleheader on Aug. 18 at Cleveland... Belted his first career pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning on Aug. 28 vs. New York (AL)...also had a go-ahead, pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning on Sept. 26 vs. Kansas City...was the first Tigers pinch-hit, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning-or-later since Victor Reyes¡¯ pinch-hit, inside-the-park home run on Aug. 27, 2021 vs. Toronto.
2022
Saw time with both Detroit and Triple A Toledo in 2022, playing in 73 games with the Tigers and 30 with the Mud Hens... Hit his first home run of the season in the fifth inning on April 13 vs. Boston...the homer had a launch angle of 22 degrees, the lowest launch angle for a home run in his career... Sidelined from May 21-June 7 with a right abdomen strain... Launched a pair of home runs and drove in three for Toledo on July 2 vs. Louisville... Knocked a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning on Aug. 1 at Minnesota...marked his second career go-ahead hit in extra innings (other, Apri 6, 2021 vs. Minnesota)... Celebrated his birthday in style on Aug. 16 at Cleveland, recording a pair of hits and becoming the first Tigers player to have multiple hits on his birthday since Miguel Cabrera did so in both 2018 and 2019... Stole a pair of bases in the win at Seattle on Oct. 3...was his second career game with multiple stolen bases (other, July 2, 2021 vs. Chicago (AL)).
2021
Put together an impressive rookie season in 2021, playing in 124 games...Among rookies with at least 300 at-bats, he ranked third in stolen bases (18) and walk rate (9.8%), fifth in on-base percentage (.330), sixth in batting average (.259), eighth in OPS (.766) and ninth in slugging percentage (.436)...Hit seven triples, which ranked tied for second in the American League and tied for fourth in the Majors...his seven three-baggers were the most by a Major League rookie since Trea Turner had eight in 2016 and the most by a Tigers rookie since Austin Jackson had 10 in 2010...Finished the season with 18 stolen bases, which were the most by a Tigers rookie since Quintin Berry swiped 21 bags in 2012...Earned a spot on an Opening Day roster at the Major League level for the first time in his career....Made his Major League debut on April 4 vs. Cleveland and wasted little time making an impact, sending the first pitch he saw from Aaron Civale over the left-field fence for a solo home run...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Major League player to homer on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues since Chicago (NL)¡¯s Willson Contreras on June 19, 2016...also became the ninth player in Tigers history to homer in his first Major League plate appearance (last, Sergio Alcantara in 2020)....Continued the storybook start to his big league career on April 5 vs. Minnesota, hitting a grand slam in the ninth...became the first player in franchise history to homer in each of his first two MLB games...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he was the third player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to hit at least one homer in each of his first two games with at least one of them being a grand slam, joining Kevin Kouzmanoff (2006) and Dick Stuart (1985)...additionally, he was the first Major Leaguer in the Modern Era to homer in each of his first two MLB games with both coming from the No. 9 spot in the batting order...became the fifth player in Tigers history to drive in four-or-more runs in either of his first two career games (last, Alex Avila on Aug. 7, 2009)....Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning April 6 vs. Minnesota...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baddoo became the first Major League player in the Modern Era to begin his big league career with multiple homers, including a grand slam, and a walk-off hit within his first three Major League games...was the first Tigers rookie to have a walk-off hit since Dixon Machado on Sept. 18, 2015, vs. Kansas City...Drove in at least one run in each of the first four games of his Major League career, becoming just the fourth player in franchise history to do so, joining Dale Alexander (seven straight in 1929), Ron Cash (four in 1973) and Don Ross (four in 1938)...was the first big league player to begin his career with an RBI in his first four games since Seattle¡¯s Kyle Lewis in 2019...Blasted his longest homer of the season April 12 at Houston, a 450-foot shot...was the longest by a Tigers rookie in the Statcast Era (2015-present)...Hit his fourth home run of the season April 13 at Houston...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the only Tigers player to have four-or-more homers in the first eight games of his career....Drove in at least one run in seven of his first nine games, becoming the second player in franchise history to do so, joining Dale Alexander (1929), and the ninth Major League player to accomplish the feat (last, Jorge Soler, 2014)...Hit his third triple of the season April 26 vs. Kansas City, becoming the only MLB player since 1901 to have at least four doubles, three triples and four home runs within his first 17 career games...Posted a career-best, 11-game hitting streak from June 9-24, hitting .425/.500/.575 with six doubles and two RBI...Became just the third Tigers rookie since 1933 to have 20-or-more extra-base hits and 10-or-more stolen bases prior to the All-Star break, joining Austin Jackson (2010) and Jake Wood (1961)...Sidelined from Aug. 11-24 with a concussion...Hit his first career leadoff homer Sept. 17 at Tampa Bay.
2020
Worked out remotely during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic... Ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the Twins organization by Baseball America.
2019
Played in just 29 games with Single A Fort Myers in 2019 due to injury...On the injured list from May 12-Sept. 16 with a left forearm strain...Rated as the 19th-best prospect in the Minnesota Minor League system by Baseball America.
2018
Spent the entire 2018 season with Single A Cedar Rapids, leading the team with 113 games played...Scored the winning run on a walk-off sacrifice fly on April 7 vs. Quad Cities...the run was the first scored of the season under the new Minor League extra-inning rule, which places a runner on second base to start the 10th inning...Sidelined from May 21-28 with a right hamstring spasm...Had four hits, including a double and two triples, on June 2 at Burlington...Posted an 11-game hitting streak from June 26-July 8, batting .408/.463/.714 with four doubles, two triples and two RBI...Helped clinch the first round victory over Beloit in the Midwest League playoffs by going 3x4 with a double, a RBI and a run scored in Game 2...Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Twins organization, and the No. 18 prospect in the Midwest League by Baseball America.
2017
Combined to play in 53 games between the GCL Twins and Rookie-level Elizabethton in 2017...Named a Baseball America Rookie All-Star and a Twins Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Compiled a 13-game hitting streak from July 31-August 19, during which he batted .460/.557/.680 with six RBI...Selected the MiLB.com Appalachian League Player of the Month for August after hitting .389/.504/.622 with 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 13 RBI...Ranked as the 16th-best prospect in the Twins system and the No. 7 prospect in the Appalachian League by Baseball America.
2016
Began his professional career in 2016 with the GCL Twins, playing in 38 games...On injured list from July 12-20 with a left hamstring strain.
