Detroit Tigers' Javier Baez is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP

Javier Baez's walk-off home run for the Tigers was capped off by an epic bat flip and a very telling reaction from the Red Sox catcher.

The entire city of Detroit is lining up to offer its humblest apologies to Javier Baez, whose three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th lifted the Tigers over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

While Tigers fans relished in another night of booing Alex Bregman, the free agent Detroit nearly signed, the last big-name free agent they signed to a long-term deal continued his hero turn. Javier Báez can relate to Bregman,

It was all a mirage and you’re really just writhing around in the desert sand, holding an empty canteen and occasionally hugging a cactus you believed to be your significant other. You really have no idea where you are or how long you’ve been there,

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer dealt away major pieces of their 2016 World Series core, sending Kris Bryant to the Giants, Anthony Rizzo to the Yankees and Javier Báez to the Mets. It seemed like a risk at the time, given their MVP ...