DETROIT — Nine years and five days ago, Javier Báez strode to the plate in the 13th inning of a tied game holding a pink bat. It was Mother’s Day in Chicago. The 2016 Cubs were about to take ...

For some, that’s still the expectation when Javier Báez steps to the plate. Advertisement It is puzzling, though, to see how far Báez has fallen only 2 1/2 years removed from his Cubs tenure.