Overview
- Báez delivered a three-for-four game with three doubles, an RBI and a run in Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, a performance that accelerated his rehab timeline.
- Team doctors gave Báez a clean medical report after that outing, clearing him to continue baseball activity but not yet to return to the major-league roster.
- He was limited to the first six innings in the rehab start as part of a plan to rebuild stamina and to test his ability to handle full games and consecutive days.
- Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Báez likely needs more rehab time but acknowledged that another strong outing could change the club’s plans.
- The Tigers must balance roster timing and clubhouse impact because activating Báez would create roster moves during a key stretch and add an experienced player who boosts team morale.