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The Chicago Cubs could be preparing for an offseason of big changes, which is something Javier Baez is hoping to avoid. Baez is entering his final year of arbitration-eligibility before he will be a free agent in 2022. He talked after his Cubs got …
Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez is known as one of the most impatient players in Major League Baseball. He’s never walked more than 30 times in a season, and has just 121 of them in his six-year MLB career. Baez wants to change that this …
It sounds like things are going to be a bit different for the Chicago Cubs in 2020 under new manager David Ross. One way of telling this is to hear just how honest some members of the team have been about 2019. Javier Baez admitted Sunday that the …
The Chicago Cubs got awful news on shortstop Javier Baez on Saturday. Baez, who had been playing with soreness and discomfort in his left thumb, was diagnosed with a hairline fracture on Saturday. No timetable was offered, but Gordon Wittenmyer of …
Chicago Cubs shortstop Javy Baez often makes the incredible look ordinary, and he gave us another amazing play on Saturday. With the tying run on first and the Cubs nursing a 6-5 lead over the Padres, San Diego’s Wil Myers tried to steal second …
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 …
Yu Darvish has not pitched all that well this year, and he felt particularly bad about his latest outing after getting knocked around for four innings and putting his teammates in an early hole. Fortunately for Darvish, a very determined Javier Baez …
The Chicago Cubs seem open to the possibility of having Javy Baez remain at shortstop if and when Addison Russell returns from suspension. Russell is completing a 40-game suspension for violating the league’s domestic violence policy. While …
Javier Baez offered his side of what transpired during a bizarre double play in Thursday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. In the bottom of the sixth inning, with runners on second and third and one out, Baez hit a ball to …
A bizarre hug from Javy Baez and Nolan Arenado in the middle of a play during the NL Wild Card Game drew some funny reactions on Twitter. Willson Contreras was batting for the Chicago Cubs with runners on first and second and one out in the bottom of …
Javy Baez was upset with what he felt was unprofessional treatment from umpire Joe West during Friday’s game. Baez was called out on a 3-2 pitch in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Replay showed …
The MLB playoff race can conceivably be boiled down to about 12 teams, with one or two more on the fringes but looking less realistic by the day. Those 12 teams are in different spots. Some will feel better than others about their chances of making …
Javier Baez hit by far the longest home run of the season for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night, and the slugger made it clear that it did not feel like just another homer for him. Baez’s moonshot, which gave the Cubs a 3-1 lead in the bottom …
As we head towards the final month of the regular season, the pennant races in baseball are heating up, and so are the awards races. The MVP races in both leagues are looking very intriguing as we get into crunch time. In the American League, there …
The Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks got into it on Tuesday night over a sequence of tense events between the teams. In the top of the seventh inning, Steven Souza Jr. was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double. Cubs …
The Chicago Cubs have so many players they could conceivably fit into their lineup that it’s getting a bit tough to juggle them all. With Kris Bryant’s return from the disabled list, Javier Baez is moving out of the No. 3 spot of the …
