Javier Báez

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Team: Detroit Tigers (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: December 1, 1992 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th) of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL).

High School: Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2027, 6 yrs/$140M (22-27)

Service Time (01/2026): 10.089 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Ednel Javier Báez

Nicknames: Javy or El Mago

Pronunciation: \ha-vee-AIR BAH-ez\

Instagram: @javy23baez

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of José Berríos

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

-0.5

26.9

4872

1226

195

.256

.252

663

RBI

691

116

OBP

.280

.292

SLG

.397

.433

OPS

.678

.725

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2011	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	CHC	5	18	18	2	5	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	.278	.278	.389	.667	7	0	0	0	0	0
2011	18	-3.3	Boise	NORW	A-	CHC	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011	18	-2.1	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	3	12	12	2	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	.333	.333	.500	.833	6	0	0	0	0	0
2012	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	CHC	80	321	293	50	86	13	6	16	46	24	5	14	69	.294	.346	.543	.888	159	4	11	0	3	1
2012	19	-3.8	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CHC	23	86	80	9	15	3	1	4	13	4	2	5	21	.188	.244	.400	.644	32	1	1	0	0	1
2012	19	-2.6	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	57	235	213	41	71	10	5	12	33	20	3	9	48	.333	.383	.596	.979	127	3	10	0	3	0
2012	19	-3.3	Mesa	AZFL	Fal		14	60	57	9	12	2	0	4	16	3	0	2	14	.211	.250	.456	.706	26	1	1	0	0	0
2013	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	CHC	130	577	517	98	146	34	4	37	111	20	4	40	147	.282	.341	.578	.920	299	11	11	0	9	2
2013	20	-4.2	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	54	240	218	39	64	15	0	20	54	8	2	19	69	.294	.346	.638	.983	139	3	0	0	3	2
2013	20	-2.8	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CHC	76	337	299	59	82	19	4	17	57	12	2	21	78	.274	.338	.535	.873	160	8	11	0	6	0
2014	21	-5.6	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	104	434	388	64	101	24	2	23	80	16	8	34	130	.260	.323	.510	.833	198	14	5	0	7	3
2014	21	-7.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	52	229	213	25	36	6	0	9	20	5	1	15	95	.169	.227	.324	.551	69	5	1	0	0	0
2014-15	21	-5.1	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		11	49	43	4	10	3	0	2	7	2	0	5	21	.233	.306	.442	.748	19	0	0	0	1	0
2015	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	CHC	74	328	293	52	96	15	2	13	62	18	3	22	76	.328	.391	.526	.917	154	6	10	1	2	0
2015	22	-4.7	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	70	313	281	49	91	14	2	13	61	17	3	21	76	.324	.385	.527	.911	148	6	8	1	2	0
2015	22	2.1	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	4	15	12	3	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.417	.533	.500	1.033	6	0	2	0	0	0
2015	22	-6.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	28	80	76	4	22	6	0	1	4	1	2	4	24	.289	.325	.408	.733	31	0	0	0	0	1
2015-16	22	-4.3	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		15	59	52	7	13	3	0	2	10	1	2	7	12	.250	.339	.423	.762	22	1	0	0	0	0
2016	23	-3.5	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	4	15	15	3	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	.267	.267	.467	.733	7	2	0	0	0	0
2016	23	-5.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	142	450	421	50	115	19	1	14	59	12	3	15	108	.273	.314	.423	.737	178	8	11	1	2	3
2017	24	-4.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	145	508	469	75	128	24	2	23	75	10	3	30	144	.273	.317	.480	.796	225	10	1	6	2	15
2017	24	-5.1	Puerto Rico	WBC	WBC		7	29	27	4	8	1	0	1	5	4	0	1	5	.296	.345	.444	.789	12	2	1	0	0	1
2018	25	-3.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	160	645	606	101	176	40	9	34	111	21	9	29	167	.290	.326	.554	.881	336	10	5	1	4	8
2019	26	-2.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	138	561	531	89	149	38	4	29	85	11	7	28	156	.281	.316	.531	.847	282	16	0	0	2	3
2020	27	-1.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	59	235	222	27	45	9	1	8	24	3	0	7	75	.203	.238	.360	.599	80	8	4	0	2	0
2021	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-NYM	138	546	502	80	133	18	2	31	87	18	5	28	184	.265	.319	.494	.813	248	12	13	0	3	2
2021	28	-0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	91	360	335	48	83	9	2	22	65	13	3	15	131	.248	.292	.484	.775	162	7	7	0	3	1
2021	28	-0.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	47	186	167	32	50	9	0	9	22	5	2	13	53	.299	.371	.515	.886	86	5	6	0	0	1
2022	29	1.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	144	590	555	64	132	27	4	17	67	9	2	26	147	.238	.278	.393	.671	218	13	6	0	3	1
2023	30	2.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	136	546	510	58	113	18	4	9	59	12	0	24	125	.222	.267	.325	.593	166	12	9	0	3	0
2023	30	1.6	Puerto Rico	WBC	WBC		5	19	19	4	7	3	0	1	6	1	0	0	3	.368	.368	.684	1.053	13	1	0	0	0	0
2024	31	4.6	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	4	13	12	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	.333	.385	.667	1.051	8	0	0	0	0	0
2024	31	3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	80	289	272	25	50	12	0	6	37	8	1	12	69	.184	.221	.294	.516	80	10	2	0	3	1
2025	32	4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	126	436	417	55	107	17	3	12	57	5	1	10	109	.257	.282	.398	.680	166	8	6	0	3	0
2026	33	5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	24	82	78	10	20	5	0	2	6	1	1	2	16	.256	.280	.397	.678	31	2	1	0	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1372	5197	4872	663	1226	239	30	195	691	116	35	230	1419	.252	.292	.433	.725	2110	114	59	8	28	34
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		401	1706	1536	272	442	89	14	91	302	81	20	111	433	.288	.346	.542	.888	832	37	37	1	21	6
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		26	108	95	11	23	6	0	4	17	3	2	12	33	.242	.324	.432	.756	41	1	0	0	1	0
Other (3 seasons)					Other		26	108	103	17	27	6	0	6	27	8	0	3	22	.262	.296	.495	.791	51	4	2	0	0	1
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1825	7119	6606	963	1718	340	44	296	1037	208	57	356	1907	.260	.305	.459	.765	3034	156	98	9	50	41

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		182	775	696	119	200	39	4	38	143	34	11	56	213	.287	.348	.519	.866	361	22	13	1	9	3
AA (1 season)					Minors		54	240	218	39	64	15	0	20	54	8	2	19	69	.294	.346	.638	.983	139	3	0	0	3	2
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		99	423	379	68	97	22	5	21	70	16	4	26	99	.256	.319	.507	.826	192	9	12	0	6	1
A (1 season)					Minors		57	235	213	41	71	10	5	12	33	20	3	9	48	.333	.383	.596	.979	127	3	10	0	3	0
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		7	27	24	5	9	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	.375	.444	.500	.944	12	0	2	0	0	0
Fal (1 season)					Other		14	60	57	9	12	2	0	4	16	3	0	2	14	.211	.250	.456	.706	26	1	1	0	0	0
WBC (2 seasons)					Other		12	48	46	8	15	4	0	2	11	5	0	1	8	.326	.354	.543	.898	25	3	1	0	0	1