Cubs Legend Javier Baez Gets Huge Career News

Baez, upon being on the roster for the Tigers game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, June 17th, will reach his tenth year of service time. Not only is it a nice accomplishment for Baez, but it comes with a lot of perks as well.

Once a player reaches 10 years of service time, they become qualified for a fully vested portion of the pension program. This fully vested pension program is a huge deal for Major Leaguers. It's security even after they retire, and grants them stability for, essentially, the rest of their life.

Reaching such a milestone isn't just about the accomplishment of accruing 10 years of service time; it's about receiving security in the form of a pension once they retire.

Players build up days of service time by being on an MLB roster or the injured list during a season. With each MLB season totaling roughly 187 days, the total needed for "one year" of service time isn't 365 days, but rather just 172. 

So, Baez, throughout his 12 seasons in MLB between the Cubs, Mets, and Tigers, will reach his tenth year of service time in the Tigers game on Tuesday night, June 17th.

In his MLB career, Baez has spent the majority of it with the Cubs, where he accumulated 21.8 WAR, 754 hits, 419 runs, 151 doubles, 19 triples, 140 home runs, and 4443 RBIs.

After 12 seasons, eight of which came with the Cubs, during which he became a franchise legend, Baez is set to reach his tenth year of service time. Congratulations are in store for Baez, and 10 years of service time is the goal for a lot of Major Leaguers around baseball.