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Javier Baez on WBC Suspension for Failed Test: 'All My Fault'

Báez will miss the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to a two-year ban by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for marijuana use despite MLB allowing it.

Summary by Michigan Live
MLB no longer bans marijuana, but the World Baseball Classic follows WADA guidelines, which still test for it.

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Javier Baez on WBC suspension for failed test: 'All my fault'

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New York PostNew York Post
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Javier Baez says failed drug test that led to 2026 WBC ban hurt ‘my family, my reputation’

Javier Báez is taking full responsibility for failing a drug test that will force him to miss the World Baseball Classic. The Tigers star is suspended from the tournament after testing positive for marijuana during the 2023 WBC.

·New York, United States
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Detroit Free PressDetroit Free Press
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Javier Báez responds to World Baseball Classic suspension for weed

"I don't want to point fingers at anybody because this is all my fault," Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez said at spring training on his WBC suspension.

·Detroit, United States
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Michigan LiveMichigan Live
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The Macomb DailyThe Macomb Daily
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‘It really hurts’: Javier Báez on suspension that cost him WBC in Puerto Rico

MLB no longer bans marijuana, but the World Baseball Classic follows WADA guidelines, which still test for it.

·Michigan, United States
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The Detroit NewsThe Detroit News
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WBC suspension deep wound for Tigers' Javier Báez: 'It's all my fault'

·Detroit, United States
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The Detroit News broke the news in Detroit, United States on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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