Saturday afternoon, the Tigers announced that shortstop Javier Báez has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of soreness in his right thumb. A corresponding roster move has yet to be announced. The move is retroactive to April 13.
The decision to move Báez to the injured list isn’t much of a surprise. He’s been scratched against both the Red Sox and the Royals with thumb soreness, leaving the Tigers with an awfully thin bench. It’s far from ideal to be without one of the best players on the team for two weeks, which is how long it will have been when he’s eligible to return.