Joshua Báez #22

Graduated from the Dexter-Southfield School in Brookline, Mass. Also attended Cristo Rey Boston High School and Snowden International School...Named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Batted .378 during his senior season and was showcased as a two-way player. Touched 99 MPH on the speed gun while pitching 18.0 innings with a 1.94 ERA and 44 strikeouts...Won the Champions Cup as a member of the 2019 Team USA 16U Northeast Stripes squad...Signed his college letter of intent to play baseball at Vanderbilt University...Was born in Boston and moved to the Dominican Republic as an infant before returning to Boston when he was 11 years-old. Learned English during his sixth, seventh and eighth grade years...Resides in the Dorchester Center neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Enjoys returning to local Dorchester restaurants El Dugout and Nick's Pizza.

2025

Began the season in Peoria (A+) playing in 38 games before a promotion to Springfield (AA) on May 29, where he would play 79 games to finish the season. The 117 games marked a career-high...Posted career-highs in batting (.287), runs (78), hits (120), doubles (23), home runs (20), RBI (79), stolen bases (54), walks (59), hit by pitch (11) and sacrifice flies (seven)…Led all 2025 Cardinals minor leaguers in home runs and stolen bases. His 54 stolen bases ranked 22nd in all of minor league baseball...Played all three outfield positions with the majority of his time in right field (76 games, 653.1 innings), then centerfield (20 games, 170 innings) and left field (10 games, 85 innings)...Posted three multiple home run games...Finished the regular season homering in the final three games (9/12-14)...Cracked a career-high four hits vs. Daytona (5/20)...Ran off a 10-game hitting streak (5/8-21) batting .477 (21-for-44) with two HR, 10 RBI, four doubles and seven stolen bases...Played in five postseason games for Springfield (AA) starting all five as the designated hitter. Batted .263 (5-for-19) with two RBI, two stolen bases and a double.