Until late in his high school career, it wasn’t certain that Báez would even be drafted until the later rounds. He was committed to a small college already when the Chicago Cubs made him the ...

Jarrett gave the commencement address to the 2025 graduating class at University of Chicago Laboratory High School, her ...

DETROIT (AP) — Kingston High School grad Zack Short homered and drove in three runs, Javier Báez got his 1,000th career hit and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 9-4 on ...

Detroit Tigers star Javier Báez put on a spectacular performance in Tuesday's 7-3 win at Comerica Park — solo homers in the ...

Baez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Pirates.

Baltimore (CNN) — Javier Báez came to Detroit as a two-time All-Star, a Gold Glove winner, the spark plug known as “El Mago” who helped the Chicago Cubs shake off a century of futility to ...

The Resurgent Javier Baez. His production has come out of nowhere with an OPS+ of 145 and a team-high 2.0 WAR. Most of the offseason discourse surrounding Baez, who signed a six-year, $140 million ...

The native of Puerto Rico attended high school in Springfield, Mass. Diaz was a part of two big trades. He was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers in January 2016 as part of the Jean Segura deal .

Those are still pedestrian numbers for a player of Baez’s stature, but they represent a huge step forward. In 21 games this month, Báez’s production has been elite – .354/.378/.595 with a ...

Red-hot Javier Baez had his first multi-homer game as a Tiger. ... a position he hadn’t played since high school. The Tigers are 23-8 when he’s in the starting lineup this year.