Time to check in with old friends again.
Javier Báez
It’s been stated by some that Javy feeds off the energy of crowds, and that’s one reason he had a lousy 2020 in empty ballparks. It might be a reason he’s had a rough 2022 — Tigers fans haven’t been at Comerica Park in large numbers this year, for obvious reasons.
That energy could work in more than one way. Báez got mercilessly booed by White Sox fans during the Tigers’ series against the White Sox on the South Side over the weekend.
He went 4-for-15 with a three-run homer, and overall in 10 games against the White Sox in Chicago this year hit .