TJ Baer is a breakout, high-IQ Marist outfielder with real on-base juice
Baer entered the 2026 season as a freshman and turned into an everyday staple for Marist, starting all 50 games and finishing the regular season with a .283 average, .403 on-base percentage, 56 hits, 19 RBIs, five homers, five doubles, and 33 walks[9]. He also brought real value in the field, posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 150 putouts[9], and he has already shown game-changing speed and defensive polish, winning FCBL Defensive Player of the Year after stealing 19 bases in 20 tries and making only two errors in 93 chances[7]. At 5-foot-9, he plays bigger than the frame suggests, with a scrappy, fearless style that fits winning baseball[1][7].
