Tuesday’s All-Star Game gave a glimpse of one of baseball’s best bromances.
Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor hilariously FaceTimed Chicago Cubs counterpart Javy Baez before Baez’s at-bat in the third inning against Minnesota Twins ace Jose Berrios. Lindor made the revelation to reporters after the game and said he was trash-talking Baez, per MLB.com’s Dan Hayes.
Francisco Lindor called Javy Báez via Face Time before Báez batted against José Berríos: "I was screaming at him, 'Here we go bro. I got my boy Berríos.' I wanted Berríos to win today and he did.”#MNTwins #Indians #Cubs #ASG2019
— Dan Hayes (@DanHayesMLB) July 10, 2019
Baez wound up flying out on the first pitch he saw, so it’s entirely possible that Lindor got into his head. The former NLCS MVP was a good sport however.
Javy Báez on Francisco Lindor: "Yeah, he was talking trash Face Timing me. We brothers from different moms and we grew up being around each other. Love these guys.” #Cubs #Indians #ASG2019
— Dan Hayes (@DanHayesMLB) July 10, 2019
Despite the smack talk, the two players are close friends. They were drafted with back-to-back picks in the first round of the 2011 draft and play together on Puerto Rico’s national team, making for a fearsome middle infield combo. Perhaps in next year’s Midsummer Classic though, Baez will return the favor by giving Lindor the wrong batting helmet.
