Javier Báez

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 1, 1992 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th) of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL).

High School: Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: August 5, 2014 (Age 21-247d, 20,714th in major league history)
vs. COL 6 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2027, 6 yrs/$140M (22-27)

Service Time (01/2024): 8.089 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Ednel Javier Báez

Nicknames: Javy or El Mago

Twitter: @javy23baez

Instagram: @javy23baez

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.2

26.2

4148

1055

176

.140

.254

575

RBI

595

105

OBP

.152

.296

SLG

.209

.444

OPS

.362

.740

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 16	CHC		COL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
2	12	Apr 17	CHC		COL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
3	15 (2)	Apr 20	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
4	17 (1)	Apr 22	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
5	18	Apr 23	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-13	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	19	Apr 24	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-0	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
7	20	Apr 26	CHC		MIL	W,4-3	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
8	21	Apr 28	CHC		MIL	W,7-2	GF	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF 3B
9	22	Apr 29	CHC		ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	24 (1)	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	GF	20	5.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
11	25	May 3	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
12	26	May 4	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
13	27	May 5	CHC		WSN	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
14	28	May 6	CHC		WSN	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
15	29	May 7	CHC		WSN	W,8-5	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
16	30	May 8	CHC		WSN	W,4-3	GF	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
17	31	May 10	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
18	32	May 11 (1)	CHC		SDP	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	0	3	2	5	1	3B
19	33	May 11 (2)	CHC		SDP	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
20	34	May 13	CHC		PIT	W,9-4	GF	11	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	35	May 14	CHC		PIT	W,8-2	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
22	36	May 15	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
23	37	May 17	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	38	May 18	CHC	@	MIL	W,2-1	GF	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	PR 1B LF
25	39	May 19	CHC	@	MIL	L,3-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
26	40	May 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-1	GS	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS 3B
27	41	May 21	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
28	43 (1)	May 23	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
29	44	May 24	CHC	@	STL	W,12-3	GF	16	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B 1B
30	45	May 25	CHC	@	STL	W,9-8	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
31	46	May 27	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
32	47	May 28	CHC		PHI	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
33	49 (1)	May 30	CHC		LAD	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	51 (1)	Jun 1	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	52	Jun 2	CHC		LAD	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
36	53	Jun 3	CHC		ARI	W,6-0	GS	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS 3B
37	54	Jun 4	CHC		ARI	W,5-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	55	Jun 5	CHC		ARI	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
39	56	Jun 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
40	58 (1)	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
41	59	Jun 10	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
42	61 (1)	Jun 12	CHC	@	ATL	W,13-2	GS	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS 3B
43	62	Jun 13	CHC	@	WSN	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
44	63	Jun 14	CHC	@	WSN	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B 2B
45	64	Jun 15	CHC	@	WSN	L,4-5	CG	47	11.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	65	Jun 17	CHC		PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
47	66	Jun 18	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
48	67	Jun 19	CHC		PIT	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
49	68	Jun 20	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
50	69	Jun 21	CHC		STL	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
51	70	Jun 22	CHC		STL	L,2-7	GS	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS 3B
52	71	Jun 23	CHC	@	MIA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
53	72	Jun 24	CHC	@	MIA	W,5-4	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B 2B
54	73	Jun 25	CHC	@	MIA	L,6-9	GS	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B 3B
55	75 (1)	Jun 27	CHC	@	CIN	W,11-8	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
56	76	Jun 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	54	15.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
57	77	Jun 29	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
58	78	Jun 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	79	Jul 1	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-10	GS	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B 2B
60	80	Jul 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	21	5.0	3	3	0	6	1	PH 2B
61	81	Jul 3	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-14	GS	52	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS 2B
62	82	Jul 4	CHC		CIN	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
63	83	Jul 5	CHC		CIN	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
64	84	Jul 6	CHC		CIN	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
65	85	Jul 7	CHC		ATL	L,3-4	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
66	86	Jul 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
67	87	Jul 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-12	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
68	88	Jul 10	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
69	89	Jul 15	CHC		TEX	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
70	90	Jul 16	CHC		TEX	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
71	91	Jul 17	CHC		TEX	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
72	92	Jul 18	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
73	93	Jul 19	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
74	94	Jul 20	CHC		NYM	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
75	95	Jul 22	CHC	@	MIL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
76	96	Jul 23	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
77	97	Jul 24	CHC	@	MIL	W,6-5	GF	28	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
78	98	Jul 25	CHC	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	36	8.1	2	4	0	6	0	2B 1B
79	99	Jul 26	CHC	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
80	100	Jul 27	CHC		CHW	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
81	101	Jul 28	CHC		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
82	102	Jul 29	CHC		SEA	W,12-1	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
83	103	Jul 30	CHC		SEA	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
84	104	Jul 31	CHC		SEA	W,7-6	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	105	Aug 1	CHC		MIA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	5	1	9	1	2B
86	106	Aug 2	CHC		MIA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
87	107	Aug 3	CHC		MIA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
88	108	Aug 5	CHC	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	110 (1)	Aug 7	CHC	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
90	111	Aug 9	CHC		LAA	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
91	112	Aug 10	CHC		LAA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
92	113	Aug 11	CHC		STL	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
93	114	Aug 12	CHC		STL	W,13-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
94	115	Aug 13	CHC		STL	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
95	116	Aug 14	CHC		STL	L,4-6	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
96	117	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		MIL	W,4-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
97	118	Aug 16 (2)	CHC		MIL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
98	119	Aug 17	CHC		MIL	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
99	120	Aug 18	CHC		MIL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
100	121	Aug 19	CHC	@	COL	L,6-7	CG	44	10.1	3	1	1	5	1	2B
101	122	Aug 20	CHC	@	COL	W,9-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
102	123	Aug 21	CHC	@	COL	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
103	124	Aug 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
104	125	Aug 23	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
105	126	Aug 24	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
106	127	Aug 26	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
107	128	Aug 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
108	129	Aug 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
109	130	Aug 29	CHC		PIT	W,8-7	GS	56	13.0	4	5	1	10	0	SS 2B
110	131	Aug 30	CHC		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
111	132	Aug 31	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	GF	20	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	133	Sep 1	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
113	134	Sep 2	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS 2B
114	135	Sep 3	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B 3B
115	136	Sep 4	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	GF	15	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
116	137	Sep 5	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
117	138	Sep 6	CHC	@	MIL	L,5-12	CG	42	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
118	140 (1)	Sep 9	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
119	141	Sep 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
120	142	Sep 11	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
121	143	Sep 12	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
122	145 (1)	Sep 14	CHC	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	147 (1)	Sep 16	CHC		MIL	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
124	148	Sep 17	CHC		MIL	L,3-11	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
125	149	Sep 18	CHC		MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
126	150	Sep 19	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
127	151	Sep 20	CHC		CIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
128	152	Sep 21	CHC		CIN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
129	153	Sep 23	CHC		STL	W,5-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
130	154	Sep 24	CHC		STL	L,4-10	GF	10	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	PH SS
131	155	Sep 25	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
132	156	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,12-2	GS	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B SS
133	157	Sep 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	7	1	11	3	SS
134	159 (1)	Sep 29	CHC	@	PIT	T,1-1	CG	19	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
135	160	Sep 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
136	161	Oct 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
137	162	Oct 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4	GF	18	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
							154gm		971.0	173	283	15	471	41