Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter runs the bases with a three-run home run in the ninth inning during Game 2 of baseball's AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter, left, scores in front of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor in the sixth inning during Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter loses his bat on a swing in the sixth inning during Game 5 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter reacts after scoring in the sixth inning during Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter, right, and Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor, left, watch Carpenter's single in the fifth inning during Game 5 of baseball's American League Division Series, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)