‘It really hurts’: Javier Báez on suspension that cost him WBC in Puerto Rico

By Evan Woodbery, Tribune News Service LAKELAND, Fla. — Javier Báez grew up watching Puerto Rico host the World Baseball Classic. This spring, as the tournament returns to the island for the first time since 2013, he won’t be there. Báez had hoped to represent Puerto Rico in front of family and friends. Instead, he will remain in spring training, serving a suspension tied to a positive marijuana test during the previous WBC in 2023. Related Articles Former Tiger Tony Clark resigns as MLB players’ union head as possible cap fight looms Spencer Torkelson enters 2026 camp with new question: How good can I be? The only Tigers catcher who’s caught...