![]() ![]() But I got no excuses."īaez was one of several Tigers players who had some misadventures on the basepaths during the three-game set at Rogers Centre. ![]() "If I'm hot and I have seven homers and I make that same mistake, I would have stayed in the game. At this point, the way we're playing, and the way I'm playing, it's obviously going to be worse," Baez said. That benching came during a rough stretch for both the Cubs and Baez, similar to how he and the Tigers have started this season. In 2021, while playing for the Chicago Cubs, he was benched by David Ross following a similar play on a fly ball. This isn't the first time Baez's baserunning miscues have drawn the ire of his manager. That's the only reason."īaez added that he and Hinch were "obviously on the same page about the decision" to remove him from the game. I thought I was the third batter in that inning. The only reason I lost the count of the outs, it was because I was hitting sixth. "I'm just trying to focus on my hitting and my timing. "My mind is everywhere right now," Baez explained postgame, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Jonathan Schoop took his spot in the lineup and played third base, while Nick Maton moved to shortstop. The miscue came moments after Baez failed to hustle out of the box on a base hit, and had to settle for a double. Tune in to Sportsnet to catch all the action. Javier Baez got pulled from the game after forgetting how many outs the Tigers had. ![]()
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