Javier Baez

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Javier Baez

Chicago Cubs: Second Baseman/Shortstop

Javier Baez is a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs selected Baez in the first round, with the 9th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Before the 2013 season MLB.com rated Baez as the 62nd best prospect in baseball.

On August 5th of 2014, the Cubs promoted Baez to the major leagues. In his debut that day, he hit his first career home run, the game winner in the 12th inning victory against the Colorado Rockies, becoming the first player since Miguel Cabrera in 2003 to hit an extra innings home run in their debut. His three-run home run in the second inning of game 4 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals helped the Cubs to a 6-4 win as they advanced in the National League Championship Series.

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