Detroit — It was hilarious, it really was. But it could have ended up decidedly unfunny.
Justin Upton, after launching his 24th home of the season in the third inning Friday, held up a finger as he rounded second base as if it to say, “Hold up a second.”
“I know I clipped first base with the side of my foot, but with replay these days, you just never know,” he said. “I just decided to make sure.”
So he went back, retouched second base and went all the way back to first base before turning back and resuming his home-run trot.