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Detroit Tigers have agreed on multi-year deal with free-agent
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New Detroit Tigers SS Javier Baez a well-rounded champion
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Tigers' Javier Baez pulled from game after baserunning slip-ups
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Here's how Detroit Tigers' Javier Baez can get even better
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Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez creates a question on defense for 2023
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Javy Baez is latest but not the last free-agent shortstop linked
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A look back at last year's Big 5 free-agent shortstops
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Javier Báez Stats, Fantasy & News
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MLB free-agency grades - Was Javier Baez the right choice for the
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Detroit Tigers: It's now or never to spend big on a shortstop
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Javier Báez signs six-year deal with Tigers