Tigers' Javier Báez carted off field after 'scary' injury on awkward slide into first base
Tigers' Javier Báez carted off field after 'scary' injury on awkward slide into first base
Jack BaerWed, April 29, 2026 at 4:43 AM UTC
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The Detroit Tigers are holding their breath on Javier Báez after a freak play at first base.
The veteran utilityman had to be carted off the field in the fifth inning of Detroit’s 5-2 defeat against the Atlanta Braves. The injury occurred on a grounder to Braves shortstop Mauricio Dubón, whose throw to first went wide.
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Braves first baseman Matt Olson caught the errant ball and went for the tag on Báez, who tried to twist away from Olson’s glove and ended up sliding late into first with his right leg under his body.
Báez was in clear pain and couldn’t put walk on his right foot after the play, leading the Tigers’ athletic training staff to call in the cart.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch confirmed it was a right ankle injury to reporters after the game, via Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, saying, “That one looked scary.” Báez will reportedly undergo imaging on the ankle Wednesday.
Source: “AOL Sports”
