With only three games remaining on their Grapefruit League calendar, the Detroit Tigers entered their contest with the New York Yankees on Monday just looking to get those last reps in. Pitchers and hitters should be dialed in and conditioned for the season by now, so it’s more about the finer points. However, in the case of Akil Baddoo and Miguel Cabrera, Monday’s contest offered a chance to flex.
For Cabrera, this was his second home run of the spring. And it was a classic Miguel Cabrera home run. This opposite field laser beam screamed off his bat at 105 mph, and victimized former Tigers farmhand Chad Green.