DETROIT — The numbers don’t lie. At 32-17, the Detroit Tigers are off to their best start since 2006. What was expected to be a competitive team building off last year’s playoff run has morphed into ...

Javier Baez was so enraged by a called strike three that he had to be held back during the Tigers’ 3-1 win over the Giants on Memorial Day. The Tigers shortstop became heated in the fifth inning when ...

Javier Baez delights Tigers fans with sweet off-day moment at Comerica Park originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Javier Baez wasn’t in the Tigers’ starting lineup Saturday. But there he was—jogging ...

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 win a championship in 2016. In ...

On a humid Tuesday night at Comerica Park this week, a stunning comeback story, one of many for the rampaging Detroit Tigers that may come to define this season, reached a new peak as Javier Báez ...

The Detroit Tigers have been one of the pleasant surprises of the 2025 MLB season, competing above expectations in a tight AL Central. But not every Tiger is roaring. Javier Báez, once viewed as a ...

BOSTON — They smiled and they sighed, they danced and they hugged. They freed themselves of the tension and celebrated this ridiculous ride. Somewhere in the middle of all that, as Javier Báez slapped ...

ARLINGTON, TX — On June 14, Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez tried to score from first base on a ball to the right-center gap, but an aggressive send resulted in him thrown out at home plate on a ...

DETROIT — Javier Báez lives for the big moments. Through injuries, lagging play, criticism and everything else that can surround a baseball player throughout the course of a season, Báez is fueled by ...

Javier Báez, once one of the brightest young stars in baseball, was widely viewed as one of the most overpaid players in the sport through his first three seasons with the Detroit Tigers. But after ...