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Story summary
- Javier Báez, a Detroit Tigers infielder, will not play for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic due to a two-year World Baseball Softball Confederation suspension after testing positive on March 12, 2023.
- Báez posted a .257 batting average this season.
- MLB removed marijuana from its banned substances list in 2020.
- Báez remains in spring training as the World Baseball Classic takes place in March.
