On Tuesday night, the Detroit Tigers will continue their series with the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida.
They are coming off a 10-9 loss on Monday.
UPDATE: The Tigers won Tuesday’s game 8-0.
Tigers Announced Javier Báez News
Before Tuesday’s game, the team announced the latest news on Javier Báez.
He has been out since April 28.
Via Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: “Javier Baez saw an ankle specialist yesterday and he’s been shut down from baseball activities again. It’s a high ankle sprain. Nothing fractured or broken. But it’s not responding to treatment.”
Before the injury, Báez had been batting .256 with 20 hits, two home runs, six RBI’s, 10 runs and one stolen base in 24 games.
He is in his fifth season as a member of the Tigers.
The 33-year-old had been coming off a year where he made his third All-Star Game.
Social Media Reacts
Here’s what people were saying about the update:
@ray34ford: “End of Baez in Detroit???”
@IYKbaseball: “not gonna see Javy till Aug 1 ..if then”
@JavyBaez_curry: “are high ankle sprain timetables around 6-8 wks?”
@delanydon: “For a game in April, Baez should know better not to make that slide the way he did so now he probably won’t even be back till august”
@SkubalsChangeup: “I have a feeling he won’t be suiting up again this year”
Tigers Ahead Of Tuesday’s Game
The Tigers are currently 23-38 in 61 games, which has them as the last-place team in the American League Central.
They have gone 3-7 over their last ten games (and are just 9-24 in 33 games on the road).
Detroit Tigers Announced Javier Báez News During Rays Series