Javier Báez, who crushed 31 home runs in 2021 before signing a six-year, $140 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, went through 100 plate appearances without a home run to start the 2023 season.
He finally hit a homer — in his 101st plate appearance of the season — in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader. The Tigers' bats went cold after the third-inning long ball, but an eighth-inning rally gave them a 6-5 win over the New York Mets.
Eric Haase, responsible for a homer in the first inning, put the Tigers ahead for good with a two-run single in the eighth.