During his initial pitch of the game, Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo blasts a home run.

Few people can say they hit a home run in their main league presentation, let alone their initial at-bat! Fielder Akil Baddoo of the Detroit Tigers had a fantastic start to his baseball career.

The 22-year-old smashed a home run on his first strike at the plate. Sending Aaron Civale's offering and over the left-field defense:

Are you serious? At the first strike of his MLB profession, he hit a home run.

Baddoo's parents were present at the celebration time:

Akil Badoo's parents' response to his first MLB HR: How can you not be passionate about baseball?

On Sunday, a 372-foot shot provided the Tigers with an early 3-1 lead covering Cleveland. As they looked to keep their club unbeaten following a 2-0 start to the season.

It was not only Baddoo's first major league game. But he had also never played in a top league beyond Single-A but hadn't played in a regular-season game as of May 2019. The Tigers picked him up after the Minnesota Twins left him uninsured in the Rule 5 draught this year.

The teenager got a roster spot after a solid spring training effort. And he is currently taking full benefit of it.

The Tigers eventually lost 9-3. But Baddoo talked with the Associated Press following the game.

"I received a terrific pitch to hit," Baddoo stated, "and I was likely to strike it in the presence of my family members." "We didn't win the game this time, but we're seeing forward to next season."

The Tigers picked Baddoo third in the league. In the 2020 winter session draught of uninsured players. Earlier Sunday, the 22-year-old hadn't ever played in a level higher than Class A.

Due to the pandemic, he was unable to participate in minor league baseball in 2020. According to MLB.com, he also missed much of the 2019 season due to an elbow ailment.

I'm just trying to wait at the moment." "I received a decent pitch to hit and then was capable of striking it next to my parents and everything," Baddoo said.

Baddoo joins a select group of players in MLB history with this hit. He's just the ninth Tigers athlete to hit a home run in his pro debut. And that is only the second to do this on his initial pitch. On April 20, 1948, George Vico became the first player in team history to hit a home run.