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Ednel Javier "Javy" Báez (born December 1, 1992), nicknamed "El Mago" (Spanish for "the Magician"), is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Javier was named the starting second baseman for the N.L. All-Star Team and enjoyed a breakout campaign in which he led the National League with 111 RBI and led the team with 40 doubles, nine triples and 34 homers ... Was the first Cub to be the N.L. RBI champ since Sammy Sosa had 160 RBI in 2001 ... Finished second in the N.L.

Dec 15, 2024 · However, the franchise still has a dark cloud looming over the team, and that is the contract situation of Javier Baez. The signing of Baez a couple of years ago has turned out to be a failure,...

Feb 15, 2025 · Báez is owed $73 million over the final three seasons of his six-year, $140 million contract, including $25 million in 2025. He has struggled for most of the first three seasons. He has struggled ...

Jan 12, 1992 · Complete career MLB stats for the Detroit Tigers Shortstop Javier Baez on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.

Baez (hip) is going through full hitting and defensive drills and is expected to be ready for Opening Day, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. View the profile of Detroit Tigers...

Dec 1, 2021 · Báez was a two-time National League All-Star in Chicago. In 2018, he led the NL with 111 RBIs to go with 34 home runs, a .290 batting average and an .881 OPS. He was a repeat All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner in 2019, slugging 29 homers with 85 RBIs, a .281 average and an .847 OPS.

Jul 29, 2024 · Javier Báez is away from the Detroit Tigers. He hasn't been traded, and he hasn't been released. The Tigers placed Báez on the medical emergency/bereavement list Monday because of a...

Feb 15, 2025 · LAKELAND, Fla. -- The swing was classic Javier Báez, an aggressive approach at a ball and a well-struck line drive that carried out to left. It was Saturday morning batting practice on the back fields, but it was big for the Tigers, and for Báez. “I just started swinging 100