Báez, a staple of Puerto Rico's national team, had been slated to represent his country in the WBC for a third time.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation handed Báez a two-year suspension from international events after he tested positive for marijuana during the 2023 WBC, a source told Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. His ban reportedly expires on April 26 of this year, one month after the WBC ends.