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Javier Baez waited three long months for his ankle to let him feel like a baseball player again.
There were setbacks, frustrating days, and moments when the Detroit Tigers veteran believed he was close, only for the injury to tell him otherwise. By the time Baez finally returned to the lineup Tuesday, his excitement was impossible to hide.
“It feels great. Hopefully everything goes well. I’m really excited to be back on a big-league field, and I’m ready to help this team.”
For Baez, the return was about more than getting activated from the injured list. It was the end of a recovery that tested his patience and reminded him how much he missed the game.
Baez’s Recovery Took Longer Than Expected The Tigers initially believed Baez’s ankle would heal relatively quickly. The process became far more complicated once he began increasing the intensity of his rehab work.
“It honestly was a…
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