Overview
- The 27-year-old outfielder became a free agent for the first time, as reflected on the league transactions log.
- He appeared in seven MLB games in 2025 and spent most of the season at Triple-A Toledo, where he hit .281 with an .868 OPS, 15 home runs and 25 steals.
- Baddoo joined Detroit in the 2020 Rule 5 draft, broke out as a rookie in 2021, and finished his Tigers tenure with a .224/.305/.369 line, 28 homers and 104 RBIs in 347 games.
- Reporters indicate he is likely to pursue a non-roster invitation to spring training rather than a guaranteed major-league deal, with a Detroit reunion viewed as unlikely.
- Catcher Tomás Nido also elected free agency after an earlier outright to Triple-A; he hit .343 in a six-week big-league stint and traveled with Detroit as postseason taxi squad.