1992
Born December 1, 1992
Bayamon, , P.R.
Javier Báez Notable
Javier Báez played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2025.
Across 1,347 games he batted .252, with 1,206 hits and 653 runs. He finished with 193 home runs, 234 doubles and 115 stolen bases.
He led the league in runs batted in once, in 2018, with 111. He played 891 games at shortstop, with 2,254 assists and 130 errors. He turned 489 double plays. He also played 330 games at second base and 127 games at third base.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2018 and 2025.
He was born in Bayamon, P.R. on December 1, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2025 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 2020 |
| NLCS MVP | 1 | 2016 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2018 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2018 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2018 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 52 | 213 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 95 | 5 | .169 |
| 2015 | CHC | 28 | 76 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .289 |
| 2016 | CHC | 142 | 421 | 50 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 15 | 108 | 12 | .273 |
| 2017 | CHC | 145 | 469 | 75 | 128 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 75 | 30 | 144 | 10 | .273 |
| 2018 | CHC | 160 | 606 | 101 | 176 | 40 | 9 | 34 | 111 | 29 | 167 | 21 | .290 |
| 2019 | CHC | 138 | 531 | 89 | 149 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 85 | 28 | 156 | 11 | .281 |
| 2020 | CHC | 59 | 222 | 27 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 75 | 3 | .203 |
| 2021 | CHC/NYM | 138 | 502 | 80 | 133 | 18 | 2 | 31 | 87 | 28 | 184 | 18 | .265 |
| 2022 | DET | 144 | 555 | 64 | 132 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 67 | 26 | 147 | 9 | .238 |
| 2023 | DET | 135 | 510 | 58 | 113 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 24 | 125 | 12 | .222 |
| 2024 | DET | 80 | 272 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 12 | 69 | 8 | .184 |
| 2025 | DET | 126 | 417 | 55 | 107 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 109 | 5 | .257 |
| Career | — | 1347 | 4794 | 653 | 1206 | 234 | 30 | 193 | 685 | 228 | 1403 | 115 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Javier Báez
Javier Báez made a major-league debut on August 5, 2014.
Image: David, CC BY 2.0