REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021):
- Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention accolades
- Baez bat a team-best .362 over the final 14 games of the season with team highs in homers (8) and RBI (20) in that stretch while slugging a gaudy .915. All eight of his home runs came in those 14 games
- Finished the year with a .276 average with 26 starts and 41 games played
- All these numbers are notable as he didn't become a fixture in the starting lineup until the Cal series as he has fully taken on his role as the team's backstop, showing off his utility after coming to ASU as an infielder and spending much of his early career there prior to this current stretch.
- One of the impressive freshmen additions in COVID-19 shortened season and a versatile addition to the Sun Devils, seeing time at catcher and in the middle infield
- Bat .239 with two home runs and two doubles and came on strong toward the end of the year with at least a hit in six of his final seven appearances
- Was a versatile defensive replacement and starter throughout the year, not having an errors in 29 chances with 10 defensive assists
- Three-year varsity starter at Ironwood Ridge and played in 80 games, posting a career .382 batting average with eight home runs and 69 RBIs
- Shows a mature approach at the plate without sacrificing power, reaching base at a .508-clip while slugging .662
- Compiled 71 runs, 28 doubles, and 26 steals in his varsity career
- Had a monstrous senior season, posting a .414 average with a .700 slugging percentage and a .558 OBP
- Stole 18 bases and struck out just seven times on the season compared to 18 walks
- Recorded 22 RBIs, 10 doubles, two triples and two homers
- Just as impressive as his offensive numbers, he recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with no errors on his 88 total chances and helped turn 15 doubles days as a senior
- All Sports Tucson 2018 Southern Arizona Baseball All-Stars Third Team selection
- Listed at No. 2 shortstop and the No. 12 overall prospect in the state of Arizona according to Perfect Game; Also tabbed by Perfect Game as a Top-400 prospect and the No. 77 shortstop nationally; Ranked the No. 2 shortstop and the No. 10 overall prospect in the state of Arizona by Prep Baseball Report; Prep Baseball Report also slotted him as the No. 78 shortstop and the No. 446 overall prospect nationally.
- Baseball America pegged him as the No. 9 high school prospect in Arizona in the 2019 MLB Draft and the No. 36 overall prospect in the state, regardless of competing in high school or college
- 2018 WWBA World Championship; 2018 17U Perfect Game World Series; 2018 PGBA 18U Four Corners Invitational; Named to five different All-Tournament Teams during his Prep Showcase career; 2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American Teams; Member of the 2016 PGBA 16U Four Corners Championship