Brewers agree to 1-year contract with former Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:13 PM CST Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Outfielder Akil Baddoo has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Outfielder Akil Baddoo has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Outfielder Akil Baddoo has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baddoo, 27, has hit .224 with a .305 on-base percentage, 28 homers, 104 RBIs and 43 steals in 347 career games.

He appeared in only seven games with Detroit last season and went 2 for 17. Badoo spent most of the season with Triple-A Toledo and batted .281 with a .385 on-base percentage, 15 homers, 48 RBIs and 25 steals in 103 games.

FILE - Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo watches the flight of the ball during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Aug. 11, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

His best major league season came as a rookie in 2021. Baddoo hit .259 with a .330 on-base percentage, 13 homers, 55 RBIs and 18 steals in 124 games that year.

A second round pick by Minnesota in the 2016 amateur draft, Baddoo was acquired by Detroit in the 2020 amateur draft.