Javier Báez
Javier “El Mago” Báez is a Puerto Rican baseball player with the Detroit Tigers, sharing his life in the game and moments with family on Instagram.
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MLBOverview
- From
- Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Born
- December 1, 1992
- Known as
- El Mago, Spanish for “the magician”
- Drafted
- Ninth overall by the Chicago Cubs in 2011
- MLB debut
- August 5, 2014
- Breakthrough
- 2016 NLCS co-MVP and World Series champion with the Cubs
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How it started.
Báez grew up in Puerto Rico, where his father helped spark his interest in baseball. He moved to Florida in 2005 and attended Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville. The Cubs selected him ninth overall in the 2011 draft.
Finding his place.
After time with the Iowa Cubs, he reached Chicago on August 5, 2014. His 2016 postseason made him a familiar face far beyond Wrigley Field: he shared NLCS MVP honors with Jon Lester and helped the Cubs win the World Series.
More sides of El Mago.
He won a Silver Slugger in 2018 and a Gold Glove in 2020. PlayStation chose him for the cover of MLB The Show 20, celebrating his evasive slides and no-look tags. After a spell with the Mets, he signed with Detroit in December 2021.
Following along.
His Instagram brings together baseball highlights, All-Star memories and family photographs. Fans can follow the player behind the nickname as well as the plays on the field.
Creditschronological, newest first
Baseball
- 2022–presentDetroit TigersPlayer
- 2021New York MetsPlayer
- 2014–2021Chicago CubsPlayer and 2016 World Series champion
- 2017Puerto Rico, World Baseball ClassicPlayer
Games
- 2020MLB The Show 20Cover athlete
Awards
Quotes
I am so honored and excited to be on the cover of MLB The Show 20.Javier Báez, PlayStation.Blog
He said this when PlayStation announced him as its cover athlete in October 2019.
Trivia
- El Mago means “the magician” in Spanish.
- He started the 2018 All-Star Game at second base and the 2019 game at shortstop.
- He represented Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, where the team finished runner-up.
- His first MLB appearance in center field came in April 2025.
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