This will be the first time the Cubs will see Javier Báez play against them since he was traded away in the Big Selloff of July 2021. Javy is having a terrible year, batting just .223/.266/.326 with 103 strikeouts and that’s even worse over his last 19 games: .194/.275/.242 with 18 strikeouts.
Ashley MacLennan is a writer and associate editor here at BCB, but she also works as an editor for our SB Nation Tigers site Bless You Boys. So I asked Ashley to write up some thoughts about the Tigers.
What to say about the Tigers’ 2023 season?