Game on the line.

No, the season was on the line, really; and Javier Báez turned on one, absolutely crushing the ball. It was soaring into the air in Comerica Park. Through the boos and disappointment. Home-run distance. Looking like it would give the Detroit Tigers a lead over Seattle in Game 4 in the ALDS on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Curving – no!

Curving some more – come on, no!

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You gotta be kidding me.

“I got a little too big, and it went foul,” Báez said.

Does anything good come after a foul-ball homer? Hardly ever. But this is Báez we are talking about. El Mago.

“It's not easy, honestly, when you hit

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