On the ropes entering the bottom of the fifth inning, the Detroit Tigers' season looked to be on the brink. Down 3-0 to the AL West champion Seattle Mariners, the Tigers' bats needed to wake up, and fast. However, the home team finally broke through against the Mariners' pitching staff. Three runs in the fifth tied the fourth game of Detroit and Seattle's AL Division Series (ALDS) Game 4. From there, the Tigers continued to pounce. After the win, Detroit shortstop Javier Baez commented on the boos from the fans at Comerica Park. Team beat reporter Evan Woodbury shared Baez's mindset via X, formerly Twitter.
“The boos, I don't mind,” Baez commented postgame. “I mean, I've heard boos all my career. You've got to let the fans be fans, you know?”
The fans' boos were warranted in the fi