Los Angeles – Javier Báez doesn't exactly know what he's done to incur the wrath of Dodgers fans. He suspects it has something to do with the 2016 National League Championship Series, when he hit .318 and slugged .500, earning MVP honors and helping the Cubs beat the Dodgers.
"That's my guess," he said. "I can't really tell. I just laugh about it."
And egg them on.
The large and lively sellout crowd at Dodger Stadium booed lustily whenever Báez’s name was announced again Saturday and he responded by knocking in a couple runs as the Tigers ended a six-game losing streak, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 and at least putting a little blemish on a historic night for Clayton Kershaw.