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The life of Javier Baez, as told by his tattoos

Related Topics: Javier Báez, Tattoo, Puerto Rico

Javier Baez was 16 years old when he got his first tattoo by a high school classmate's father in Puerto Rico. Since then, he's added more than a dozen, spanning much of his arms, some of his torso (and he's currently adding a new one on his leg). Each has a story behind it; some honor his family, some his love of the game, or his home country of Puerto Rico. We asked for the story behind each one.

"That was my first tattoo.