Kevin Baez

Kevin Richard Baez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.
• School Dominican College
• High School Lafayette High School (Brooklyn)
• Debut September 3, 1990
• Final Game October 3, 1993
• Born January 10, 1967 in Brooklyn, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Kevin Baez was a longtime minor leaguer who played briefly in the majors with the New York Mets.

A native of Brooklyn, Baez attended nearby Dominican College before being selected by the Mets in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. He earned a September call-up to New York in 1990, appearing in 5 games and making 3 starts at shortstop. He spent the majority of the next two seasons with the Triple A Tidewater Tides with two brief stints with the big league club in 1992. He made 52 appearances in the majors with the Mets in 1993, the majority coming after Howard Johnson suffered a season-ending injury. Facing the St. Louis Cardinals on August 1st that year, he went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI.

Prior to the 1994 season, Baez was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in a deal that brought David Segui to New York. After one year in the O's chain, he became a free agent and signed with the Detroit Tigers. He played for the Toledo Mud Hens for two years, then moved on to the Salt Lake Buzz in the Minnesota Twins organization for 1997. Baez was re-signed by the Tigers in early 1998 but was dealt to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belk before the season began. He spent a season and a half in their system before returning for a second stint in the Mets organization. In 2000, at age 33, he put together one of his finest seasons at the plate, hitting .278 with 27 doubles for the Norfolk Tides.

Baez moved on to the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League in 2002. He was an All-Star for the Ducks' 2004 squad, hitting .256 with 40 RBI in 98 games and earning MVP honors in the circuit's All-Star Game. He spent 2005 as a player-coach with the club and was a full-time member of the coaching staff beginning the following season. He became skipper of the team in 2011 and led Long Island to a league-best 78-47 record and Liberty Division titles in both halves of the season. He led the Ducks to consecutive championships in 2012 and 2013 before stepping down following the 2018 campaign to take the helm of the Rockland Boulders in the Can-Am Association.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2011	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	78-47	1st	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2012	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	63-74	7th	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2013	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	63-77	6th	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2014	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	73-67	5th	Independent Leagues
2015	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	80-59	2nd	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2016	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	72-68	4th	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2017	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	73-67	3rd	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2018	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	69-57	2nd	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2019	Rockland Boulders	Can-Am Association	42-50	4th	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round

Related Sites

• Long Island Ducks bio