The Tigers have shown tentative signs of improvement this year, "jumping" out to a 16–18 start and giving fans in the Motor City reason to cheer.
However, the bad juju of Detroit's 96-loss 2022 campaign seems like it hasn't been extinguished entirely.
With one out in the second inning of the Tigers' game against the Guardians on Monday evening, Detroit left fielder Akil Baddoo took off from first base. Cleveland catcher Mike Zunino snared pitcher Tanner Bibee's high heater and tried to nail him at second.