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Selected to 40-man The Cardinals selected Baez's contract from Double-A Springfield on Tuesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Baez adjusted well to Double-A ball upon receiving his promotion in late May, slashing .271/.371/.509 with 16 homers, 55 RBI, 46 runs scored and 33 stolen bases across 79 games at Springfield. His breakout season will officially grant him a spot on St. Louis' 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 Draft in December, and he may be a candidate to make his big-league debut in 2026 if he continues to stuff the stat sheet in the minors.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

How Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez used swing adjustments to deliver breakout season After strikeouts stalled his progress, Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez delivered a breakout 2025 that included a .287 batting average, 20 hom...

OCTOBER 6, 2025 • STLTODAY.COM

Finishes in style at Double-A Baez homered in each of his final three regular-season games at Double-A Springfield, bringing his season total between High-A Peoria and Springfield to 20.

Impact It's been a true breakout season for Baez, who slashed .287/.384/.500 with 20 homers and 54 stolen bases over 117 contests. Contact issues had been the 22-year-old's biggest problem coming in 2025, and he managed to cut his strikeout rate from 34.4 percent to 20.6 percent year-over-year. Baez's arrow is firmly pointing up in dynasty leagues.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Revitalized Cardinals prospect amps up power surge in Springfield Joshua Baez is providing the thunder for the Springfield Cardinals.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Rising Cardinals' prospect gives shades of last homegrown MVP candidate Joshua Baez has special tools that should remind fans of a former exciting outfield prospect

AUGUST 23, 2025 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Jimmy Crooks, Joshua Baez stay hot: Updates from Cardinals minor league action Jimmy Crooks and Joshua Baez have been mashing for Memphis and Springfield, respectively, the latter of which clinched a spot in the Texas L...

JUNE 22, 2025 • STLTODAY.COM

Having breakout season Baez went 3-for-3 with two home runs Thursday and is slashing .311/.397/.689 with six long balls in 18 games since being promoted to Double-A Springfield.

Impact Baez has always had the physical tools since the Cardinals took him in the second round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, but it took until this year for him to finally show signs of a breakout. The 21-year-old has slashed .316/.402/.544 with 10 home runs and 25 stolen bases between High-A Peoria and Springfield in 2025. Baez is striking out at a 23.7 percent rate this season, which is a massive improvement from the 35.5 percent rate he had last year. He'll have to show he can continue improving his contact rate as he faces better pitching, but with big raw power and speed, Baez has intriguing fantasy potential.

JUNE 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE