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Tigers place Javier Baez on injured list; replacement en route
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Tigers' Javier Baez didn't want to round the bases for 'home run
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BYB Roundtable: Reactions to the Javier Báez signing - Bless You Boys
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Detroit Tigers Sign Six-Year Contract with Shortstop Javier Báez
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Tigers' Updated 2022 Starting Lineup, Payroll After Reported
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MLB Insider: Regrading the Tigers signing Javier Baez
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Tigers' Updated 2022 Starting Lineup, Payroll After Reported
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Javier Báez signs six-year deal with Tigers
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Detroit Tigers to sign Javier Baez to $140 million contract
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Why Javy Baez signed with Tigers over Cubs, others revealed
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Javier Baez leads hit parade as Tigers pound A's