JEFF BAKER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Catching up with Jeff Baker
ARLINGTON, Tex. - After spending his entire Major League career in the National League, former Clemson slugger Jeff Baker got his first taste of the American League last season when the Chicago Cubs traded him to Detroit.
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Baker's HR in 7th leads Rangers past Astros
HOUSTON (AP) -- Jeff Baker hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh, and Texas relievers threw 3 1-3 hitless innings to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Baker greeted Wesley Wright (0-1) with a leadoff home run to right field to give the Rangers their first lead of the night at 3-2.
Robbie Ross (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 perfect innings before Tanner...
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8 days ago
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Baker exits early, game goes extras
I’m really glad I didn’t try to stay awake for last night’s game. Eleven innings? This girl doesn’t have it in her for any of that nonsense. Especially since it was a loss. Not quite as fun to wake up to that box score this morning.
You know what else wasn’t fun? Watching Jeff Baker limp off the field in the 1st inning after making a great sliding catch. He’s...
Rangers sign Baker to minor league deal
The Texas Rangers signed utility infielder Jeff Baker to a minor league contract, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The deal includes Baker getting a spring training invitation to compete for a spot on the bench. Baker, 31, batted .239 with four home runs and 25 RBI in 201 plate appearances last year with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. He is a lifetime...
Tigers trade OF Jeff Baker to Braves
The Detroit Tigers have traded outfielder Jeff Baker to the Atlanta Braves.
Detroit dealt Baker on Friday, the same day he was designated for assignment. The Braves will give the Tigers a player to be named later no later than Sept. 30.
Baker hit .200 with four RBIs in 15 games with the Tigers, who got him less than a month ago from the Chicago Cubs for two minor leaguers to be...
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August 31, 2012
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Baker deal likely completes Tigers' roster shuffling
"Dealin'" Dave Dombrowski looks to be done with the midseason remake of the Detroit Tigers. Sunday's acquisition of Jeff Baker from the Chicago Cubs, for two players to be named by the end of October, seems likely to complete the roster adjustment a contender would hope to make as it readies for the final two months of the regular season. An injury appears to...
What Jeff Baker brings to the Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers announced on Sunday afternoon that they had acquired veteran utility extraordinaire Jeff Baker from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league players to be named later. Baker has played first base, second base, third base, and both corner outfield spots in his career, but with the recent addition of Omar Infante to fill the second base void, Baker is likely to see...
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August 06, 2012
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Tigers acquire Baker from Cubs
The euphoria of Detroit's stunning 10-8 comeback win over Cleveland in the 10th inning Sunday partially
hid a move the Tigers made that had ripple effects in the team's clubhouse. Detroit announced just at game time it was acquiring utility man Jeff Baker from the Chicago Cubs in
return for two as-yet unnamed players. The Tigers are hopeful Baker can do for them what...
Cubs trade Jeff Baker to Tigers for 2 PTBNL
The Cubs dealt away another veteran player on Sunday, sending utility man Jeff Baker to the Tigers for two players to be named.
Baker has played mostly first base, second base and right field this year, batting .269 with a .753 OPS, four home runs and 20 RBIs in 54 games. The 31-year-old is a career .304 hitter against left-handed pitchers. — Andrew Simon
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Detroit Tigers Acquire Jeff Baker From Cubs
The Detroit Tigers traded for utilityman Jeff Baker on Sunday, sending a pair of minor-leaguers to be named later to the Chicago Cubs Continue reading →
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