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Javier Baez trade to NY Mets from Cubs at MLB deadline
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Locked in: MLB eager for openers
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Sounds Like the Mets Are Still Trying to Lock Down Javy Báez Very Early in the Offseason - Bleacher Nation
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Why the Detroit Tigers signed Javier Baez, not Carlos Correa
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Shift Restrictions Paying Early Dividends For The Mets - Metsmerized Online
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Mets' Javier Baez earned the boos but that's not the whole story
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Morning Briefing: Mets Looking For In-House Quintana Replacement - Metsmerized Online
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New York Mets acquire star SS Javier Baez from Chicago Cubs for OF prospect - ESPN
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Javy Baez makes sense for Mets; would Kris Bryant be better?
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2022 season preview: Comparing the Phillies to the offseason champion New York Mets - The Good Phight
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Baez impresses with bat, at new position
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Report: Javy Baez could sign with Mets early in offseason
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Cubs Rumors: Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez Contract Extensions Discussed amid Trade Buzz, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Javier Baez injury: Mets SS dealing with lower-back discomfort