CHICAGO -- When Jon Lester was a free agent two years ago, he decided to jointhe Chicago Cubs primarily because they hadpromising prospects, including Javier Baez. Look where they are now. Lester and ...

CHICAGO -- Jon Lester gave the Chicago Cubs a chance, Javier Baez supplied the power and Aroldis Chapman finished the job. A positive playoff opener for a city draped in "W" flags and hoping for a ...

With the MLB GM Meetings now over, the Cubs will turn their attention to seeing how their fact-finding mission will influence their offseason makeover of the entire organization. As Gordon Wittenmyer ...

NEW YORK -- The only frustration for Yu Darvish during his longest outing with the Chicago Cubs was that one uncharacteristic walk. Darvish pitched eight masterful innings, Javier Baez homered and ...

When the Chicago Cubs dealt Javier Báez to the New York Mets during the great summer sell-off of 2021, many fans hoped they’d bring him back as a free agent that offseason. While President Jed Hoyer ...

What can't Javy Báez do? That's a question with perhaps no answer. We've seen El Mago pull off some spectacular plays in the field during his Cubs tenure, and he pulled a new trick out of his bag ...

It's not a secret that teams miss all the time in free agency. Whether it's a high-profile miss or someone on the outer edges of the roster, it happens every year. Some, though, are being judged year ...

In 2025, Javier Báez stayed healthy in return from right hip surgery and produced one of his best all-around seasons since joining the Detroit Tigers.

The Chicago Cubs have an illustrious history when it comes to finding talent in the first round of the MLB Draft.

DETROIT — Javier Báez lives for the big moments. Through injuries, lagging play, criticism and everything else that can surround a baseball player throughout the course of a season, Báez is fueled by ...

Enrique Hernandez has three homers and sets an NLCS record for most RBIs in a game with seven as L.A. cruises to victory in Game 5 of NLCS. The World Series starts Tuesday at Dodger Stadium against ...