AP source: Tigers, Báez nearing $140 million, 6-year deal


              FILE - New York Mets' Javier Baez bats during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Washington. Javier Baez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order. Baez, who turns 29 on Wednesday, hit .265 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs in 138 games with the Cubs and Mets last season. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Nov. 30, on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been finalized. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
            
              FILE - New York Mets' Javier Baez bats during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Washington. Javier Baez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order. Baez, who turns 29 on Wednesday, hit .265 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs in 138 games with the Cubs and Mets last season. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Nov. 30, on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been finalized. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
            
              FILE - New York Mets' Javier Baez celebrates his home run in the dugout during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Washington. Javier Baez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order. Baez, who turns 29 on Wednesday, hit .265 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs in 138 games with the Cubs and Mets last season. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Nov. 30, on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been finalized. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
AP source: Tigers, Báez nearing $140 million, 6-year deal