The Tigers transferred Baez (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim James Outman. Baez encountered a setback earlier this month with his right high-ankle sprain and remains shut down from baseball activities. He's now ineligible for activation until late June, but it seems unlikely Baez will be ready by then, anyway. A timeline for his return won't become clearer until he is able to ramp up activities again and eventually go out on a rehab assignment.
Ednel Báez: Everything you need to know
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Status
60-Day IL - Ankle - Sprain Expected Return: 2026-07-17STATS
Ednel Báez Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 6-5210000001040003/21W 3-1312110000021033/204-4311100000020013/18L 3-1300000000060003/171-1300000000010003/15W 12-1302110010010033/14W 6-1301100000010013/12L 4-3200000000020003/94-4300000000020003/7L 5-3200000000020003/14-4200000000010002/27W 16-8211000120000042/25L 5-3302200010020022/23L 3-020110000004101
Preseason Totals 364107201410302015 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/28L 5-2200000000010004/26W 8-3100000000010004/25L 9-2300000000050004/24L 9-8411000110030044/23W 5-4301100000020014/22W 4-1311100000010014/21L 12-4300000000040004/19W 6-2412200000040024/18W 4-1411010000040024/17L 1-0301100000010114/16W 10-9310000001050004/15W 2-1311010000030024/14W 2-1300000000010004/12W 8-2401100010020014/10W 2-0311000110030044/9L 3-1402110000040034/8L 8-6412110000050034/7L 4-2312110000150034/5L 5-3300000010020004/3W 4-0302200010011024/1L 1-0300000000040003/30L 9-6411100010070013/271-1200000000030003/26W 8-230110000106001
Regular Season Totals 75102013502621771131
Ednel Báez Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 26200.25613502111310.280Away 12130.2838401101200.313Home 1470.2195101010110.235Day 02100.3138202010120.353Night 24100.2175300101190.229March 0120.182200100020.250April 25180.26911501111290.286Opponent vs KC 0 0 1 0.111 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.200 vs SD 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs BOS 0 0 4 0.364 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.364 vs STL 0 2 2 0.333 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.286 vs AZ 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs CIN 1 1 1 0.125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.125 vs MIA 1 2 2 0.286 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.286 vs MIN 0 0 6 0.545 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.583 vs MIL 0 0 2 0.200 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.200 vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 Venue @ Atlanta 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Boston 0 0 4 0.364 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.364 @ Detroit 1 4 7 0.219 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0.235 @ Arizona 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 @ San Diego 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ Cincinnati 1 1 1 0.125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.125 @ Minnesota 0 0 6 0.545 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.583
Ednel Báez Player Profile
Career History
Ednel Báez: Breaking News
Shut down from activities
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Baez (ankle) has been shut down from baseball activities for an unspecified length of time, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Initially placed on the 10-day injured list April 29 due to a right high-ankle sprain, Baez hadn't progressed as quickly as the Tigers had hoped while conducting his rehab program at the team's facility in Florida. After meeting with an ankle specialist Monday, Baez was advised to put his rehab on hold and rest up for the time being. Once he eventually starts ramping up again, Baez is likely to require a minor-league rehab assignment before rejoining the Tigers, so he's still expected to be multiple weeks away from being activated.
Making slow progress with ankle
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Baez is scheduled to meet with a specialist in the near future for further evaluation on his sprained right ankle, which hasn't healed as quickly as the team hoped, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. After being placed on the shelf April 29, Baez had been in the midst of a running and hitting progression at the Tigers' spring training facility in Florida, but he apparently hasn't been able to get over the hump in his recovery from the injury. Once Baez gets checked out by the specialist, the Tigers should have a better idea regarding a treatment plan for the injury along with a potential timeline for the 33-year-old to start ramping up his activities. Given that he's already missed nearly a month due to the injury, Baez could be a candidate to shift to the 60-day injured list if he's not ready to begin a rehab assignment within the next couple of weeks.