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    Javier Baez

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    Detroit Tigers
    • Detroit Tigers
    • #28
    • Shortstop
    • HT/WT
      1.8 m, 86 kg
    • Birthdate
      1/12/1992 (33)
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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      60-Day IL

    2026 season stats

    • AVG
      .256
    • HR
      2
      150+
    • RBI
      6
      150+
    • OPS
      .678
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