{"id":637412,"date":"2026-04-29T01:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/637412\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T01:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:38:19","slug":"mlb-world-reacts-to-heartbreaking-javier-baez-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/637412\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB World Reacts To Heartbreaking Javier B\u00e1ez Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 05: Javier B\u00e1ez #28 of the Detroit Tigers runs off the field during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners in game two of the Division Series at T-Mobile Park on October 05, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, the Detroit Tigers<\/a> are playing the Atlanta Braves<\/a> at Truist Park in Georgia.<\/p>\n

During the game, Javier B\u00e1ez<\/a> suffered an injury (and had to be carted off the field).<\/p>\n

Underdog MLB wrote:<\/a> \u201cStatus alert: Javier B\u00e1ez (leg) carted off field Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Status alert: Javier B\u00e1ez (leg) carted off field Tuesday.<\/p>\n

MLB World Reacts To Heartbreaking Javier B\u00e1ez News\"\"<\/p>\n

GettyANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA \u2013 MAY 01: Javier B\u00e1ez #28 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates a home run against the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> in the third inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 01, 2025 in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what people were saying about the devastating news:<\/p>\n

@CubsZone:<\/a> \u201cJavier B\u00e1ez was carted off the field after awkwardly sliding into first base. Get well soon El Mago \ud83d\ude14\ud83d\ude4f\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrett Sallee:<\/a> \u201cThey are bringing out the cart for Tigers CF Javier B\u00e1ez. He hurt his foot\/leg ducking under a tag from Braves 1B Matt Olson<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris McCosky:<\/a> \u201cLooked like Baez couldn\u2019t put any weight on his right leg\/ankle. Carted off\u201d<\/p>\n

@Miggysbat:<\/a> \u201cThis absolutely sucks, but I\u2019m having trouble trying to figure out what exactly Javy B\u00e1ez was trying to accomplish with this slide. \ud83d\ude43\u201d<\/p>\n

Javier B\u00e1ez exited the game after an apparent injury \ud83d\ude4f <\/p>\n

@CrosbyBaseball:<\/a> \u201cJavy B\u00e1ez just awkwardly slid into first base and went down with what appears to be a right knee or ankle injury. They\u2019re calling a cart for him, as he\u2019s unstable on his feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

@bythewaybro:<\/a> \u201cJavy Baez was carted off the field. Another injury in the first 5 innings of this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buster Olney:<\/a> \u201cJavier Baez is in a ton of pain after sliding feet first into first base. They are checking his right knee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lexi Bowden:<\/a> \u201cLooked like Javier Baez buckled his knee getting into 1st base. Leaving in a cart. Not looking great\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u00e1ez And The Tigers\"\"<\/p>\n

GettyJavier B\u00e1ez #28 of the Detroit Tigers acknowledges the crowd on his return to Wrigley Field for the first time since his 2021 trade before a game against the Chicago Cubs<\/a> on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

B\u00e1ez came into the night batting .263 with 20 hits, two home runs, six RBI\u2019s, ten runs and one stolen base in 23 games.<\/p>\n

He is in his fifth season playing for Detroit after stints with the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2016, B\u00e1ez helped the Cubs win the World Series Championship.<\/p>\n

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GettyJavier B\u00e1ez #28 of the Detroit Tigers flips his bat after hitting an RBI single during the seventh inning of the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> home opener at Chase Field on March 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n

The Tigers are currently 15-14 in 29 games, which has them at the top of the American League Central.<\/p>\n

They are 5-12 in 17 games on the road away from Detroit.<\/p>\n

Last season, the Tigers lost in the ALDS.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 05: Javier B\u00e1ez #28 of the Detroit Tigers runs off the field during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-637412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}