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Tigers' Javier Baez: Will have role on 2025 club
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Monday during the team's end-of-season media session that he expects Baez (hip) to participate in spring training and have a "fighting chance" to be ready for Opening Day, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
Baez underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right hip in early September after dealing with a hip/back issue for much of the campaign. He slashed .184/.221/.294 in 2024 and has hit only .221/.262/.347 in his three seasons with the Tigers, but Harris expects the 31-year-old to have a role with the club in 2025. With three years and $73 million remaining on his contract, there wasn't much of a chance that the team was going to cut him loose at this point. Baez shouldn't be guaranteed anything in regards to playing time in 2025, although the hope is that, with better health, he could at least offer a solid glove at shortstop. Trey Sweeney was the Tigers' primary shortstop down the stretch of the regular season and playoffs and could have a leg up over Baez for the starting job there heading into spring training.
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Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Logs three ABs off bench in Game 5
Carpenter (hamstring) entered Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS in the top of the fifth inning and went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Carpenter exited the Tigers' Game 4 loss with a left hamstring injury and was viewed as a game-time decision leading up to the series finale, but he was ultimately excluded from the lineup. However, manager A.J. Hinch's choice not to start the left-handed-hitting Carpenter might have made more to do with the matchup against Guardians southpaw Matthew Boyd than the hamstring injury. Carpenter stepped in as a pinch hitter for designated hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy in the fifth inning, with Boyd having already departed the game by that point. Though Carpenter's hamstring issue may have prevented him from playing the outfield had the Tigers advanced to the ALCS, he'll now have the entire winter to move past the injury. He should be back to 100 percent well before spring training.
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Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting against LHP
Keith isn't in Detroit's starting lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Guardians.
Cleveland will send left-hander Matthew Boyd to the mound Saturday, meaning the lefty-hitting Keith will begin the game on the bench. Andy Ibanez will fill in at the keystone and bat fourth.
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Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Absent from lineup
Carpenter (hamstring) isn't in the lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the ALDS versus the Guardians.
A left hamstring injury forced Carpenter to make an early exit from Game 4. He's slated to go through a workout before Saturday's contest, after which the Tigers will make a decision on his availability to serve as a pinch hitter once southpaw Matthew Boyd exits the game. Justyn-Henry Malloy is set to serve as Detroit's DH while batting leadoff.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: In lineup for Game 5
Rogers (wrist) will start at catcher and bat eighth Saturday in Game 5 of the ALDS versus Cleveland.
Rogers was removed from Game 4 due to a wrist injury, but X-rays came back negative after the game. He'll now attempt to play through any lingering soreness and continue his semi-hot streak, as he's gone 5-for-18 during the postseason.
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Team Statistical Rankings
Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.234 (23rd) |
682 (19th) |
162 (24th) |
3.61 (3rd) |
Injuries
Player | Injury |
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J. Baez SS Javier Baez SS | Hip |
A. Faedo RP Alex Faedo RP | Shoulder |
S. Gipson-Long SP Sawyer Gipson-Long SP | Elbow |