2B,3B,SS,CF - Detroit Tigers
- Age 33
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
Availability
Baez (back) has collected four hits including one home run with one stolen base across four exhibition games this spring. Lower-back tightness sidelined him for several days.
Fantasy Impact
He will return to action on Saturday against Pittsburgh in a Grapefruit League game, starting at second base and batting sixth. Baez enters 2026 with eligibility at third base, shortstop and outfield, though his specific role has not been finalized.
Baez (back) was held out of Tuesday's lineup with lower-back tightness and has not played since. A full workout is scheduled for Friday to test his readiness.
Fantasy Impact
Saturday's Grapefruit League game against Pittsburgh represents his target return date. Baez's availability for the weekend will depend on how he responds to Friday's workout.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez is considered day-to-day.
Fantasy Impact
Baez was scratched from Tuesday’s lineup and is out again on Wednesday. “He was moving around OK, but not enough to play in this environment," Hinch said.
Javier Báez was scratched from Tuesday’s exhibition game against the Dominican Republic with lower back tightness.
Fantasy Impact
Baez is considered as day-to-day. It appears to be a precautionary move.
Tigers infielder Javier Baez is suspended for the 2026 WBC due to a positive marijuana test during the 2023 event.
Fantasy Impact
Baez and Major League Baseball, who allows for marijuana use, attempted to allow Baez to participate for Puerto Rico in the upcoming WBC, but were unsuccessful. The veteran earned an All-Star appearance in 2025 after a bounce-back first half, but struggled mightily down the stretch and ended up with an 86 wRC+ across 126 games.
