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Column: Detroit Tigers will bring optimism to fans this season and earn playoff berth – Grand Valley Lanthorn
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Javier Baez walks it off in first game as Tiger for Opening Day heroics
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Detroit Tigers: Javier Báez sending meals to victims of Hurricane Fiona
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Henning: Javier Baez's opt-out freedom — might it tempt him ahead of 2024?
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Justin Verlander's debut can't save Mets from Tigers sweep
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Javier Baez benched by Tigers after back-to-back baserunning errors
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Can Tigers' Javier Baez salvage this season -- and maybe even his $140 million contract?
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Tigers' Baez shows off the reflexes with a diving stop-and-throw to end the inning
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Javier Báez, Tigers frustrated by strike zone in loss to A's
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