The Tigers announced Tuesday afternoon that shortstop Javier Báez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation. Infielder Ryan Kreidler has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo in his place.
Báez has reportedly been managing the issue all season, but couldn’t play on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. He and manager A.J. Hinch had a meeting and determined that it was time for an injured list stint to try and get the back issue resolved rather than trying to manage it day to day.
Obviously it’s been a truly awful season at the plate for the former star shortstop.