Just four games into his tenure with the Tigers, Javier Báez has shown his flair for dramatic, clutch plays. He also has as much explanation for how he does it as most anyone watching him.
Asked how he connected on Ryan Brasier’s high fastball, up and out of the zone, and sent to the left-field seats for a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning and a 3-1 win over Boston on Monday night, Báez said, “That’s a good question.