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Could the first half of the season have gone any worse for the Detroit Tigers?
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Henning: Javier Baez's opt-out freedom — might it tempt him ahead of 2024?
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Mistakes happen, but poor play, team struggles have Detroit Tigers fans fed up with Javier Baez
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Tigers' future at shortstop hinges on Javier Baez's season, then his decision
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Tigers' Javier Baez admits concerning reason for embarrassing base-running gaffe
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Javier Baez Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Detroit is signing one of the top shortstops of this free agent class - Beyond the Box Score
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Detroit Tigers fans react to fresh criticism of Javier Baez's poor offerings to team's woeful 2022 offense: Needs to pull more bWAR out of his hat
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