He’s serving a two-year ban that began in 2024.

After being suspended for the World Baseball Classic due to marijuana use, Javier Baez is breaking his silence.

Báez tested positive for marijuana in a 2023 screening test for that year's WBC and his WBC suspension runs through April 2026.

Detroit Tigers All-Star Javier Báez has been ruled ineligible to play for Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic after testing positive for marijuana during the 2023 tournament, The Athletic's ...

Baez will be eligible to play again for Team Puerto Rico in the 2029 World Baseball Classic. While Baez will sit out this March in the WBC, this suspension will not affect his MLB status. That's ...

One could say Javier Báez took the high road over his WBC suspension for 2023 marijuana use ... but I’m not gonna go there.

Javier Báez received a suspension and will not play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to a failed drug test during the 2023 tournament.

Mets' Francisco Lindor gets huge Team Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic news with Carlos Correa, Javier Baez originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by ...

Báez failed a drug test for marijuana after the WBC in 2023. Marijuana is not a banned substance in Major League Baseball but it is for events sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez is not eligible to play for Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic due to his ongoing suspension for marijuana use, multiple media outlets reported on ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez won't play for Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to a two-year suspension for marijuana.