Javier Báez received a two-year suspension and will not play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to marijuana use that triggered a failed drug test during the 2023 tournament, the Detroit Free ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez addressed his suspension from the 2026 World Baseball Classic after a positive marijuana test during the 2023 tournament.

Detroit Tigers infielder Javier Baez is not eligible to play for Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to marijuana usage. The 33-year-old tested positive for the substance on March ...

One of the biggest comeback stories last season across the entirety of Major League Baseball was Detroit Tigers' shortstop Javier Báez. After a 2024 season where he finished with a -1.1 WAR, the worst ...

It was Javier Báez Day at Comerica Park. Not just because of his two home runs, but because he officially reached 10 years of MLB service time on Tuesday, June 17 — exactly 3,969 days after his debut.

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez is not eligible to play for Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic due to his ongoing suspension for marijuana use, multiple media outlets reported on ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez took responsibility for a positive test for marijuana in 2023 that banned him from the upcoming World Baseball Classic in his native Puerto Rico.

Javier Báez had little choice but offer a full mea culpa, even if the situation proved a little absurd. "This is all my fault," he told reporters in Lakeland, Florida regarding a positive test for ...

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