In 1962, he withdrew from Spanish basketball and one year later, in 1963, Báez led the Cardinals to another championship and was once again named MVP. On June 13, 1969, the same year that he retired, he scored his point number 5 thousand during a game against the Piratas de Quebradillas (The Pirates of Quebradillas) with a "jump shot" in the beginning of the game's first quarter. After retiring Báez dedicated most of his time as coach of several local teams.