Javier Báez is back, or at least it seems that way. In Detroit, where expectations were as high as his 6-year, $140 million contract, the Puerto Rican is finally showing signs of life in the 2025 ...

As we settle into May, the Tigers are 22-13 — that's the best record in the A.L. Their +63 run differential is the best in baseball ... And then there's the Javy Báez story.

344. Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez hits a three-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Cleveland. Credit: AP/Nick ...

PHOENIX — Javier Báez broke out of a season-long slump ... against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. Credit: AP/Ross D.

The Detroit Tigers are rolling into a new week of baseball with the best record ... One of the most surprising sparks behind this surge? Javier Báez. For the better part of two seasons, Báez ...

DETROIT — Javier Báez powered the offense ... needed as Skubal slammed the door for six innings of shutout baseball before the bullpen did the rest against Baltimore. The win ends a 10-game ...

Fantasy baseball managers may have to look a little ... This isn't the same Javier Báez we've been watching since his arrival in Detroit. Something seems to have clicked in the early going ...

The plan involves Javier Báez ... handed pitchers; Báez, a right-handed hitter, would start against left-handed pitchers. "It makes sense on a whiteboard," president of baseball operations ...

DETROIT — The day after the final game of the 2023 season, Javier ... to pay Báez $98 million over the next four seasons. The deal has joined a short list of the worst contracts in baseball ...

DETROIT — Nine years and five days ago, Javier Báez strode to ... That was the day Báez introduced himself to Major League Baseball in grand fashion. That was the start of a free-swinging ...