Tigers Outfielder’s Stolen Base Attempt Ended in the Worst Way Possible for Him and MLB Fans Had Jokes

OUCH.

Andy Nesbitt | May 9, 2023

Tigers Outfielder’s Stolen Base Attempt Ended in the Worst Way Possible for Him and MLB Fans Had Jokes /

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Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo will probably never forget the time he tried to steal a base against the Guardians, only to fail in a spectacularly painful way.

This brutal moment happened in Monday’s night game in Cleveland when he took off for second base. Guardians catcher Mike Zunino fired a ball to the bag but it got away from him a little bit and hit Baddoo right in the groin. Making matters even worse for Baddoo, Guardians second baseman, Andrés Giménez, was somehow able to secure the ball in his glove and get the out.

This was just a total disaster for Baddoo:

Not great!

That was just a ridiculous play by Giménez:

MLB fans had jokes:

Published May 9, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.