Javier Baez is fun. He can put together a year’s worth of highlights in a single week. He makes plays on defense and offense that very few, if any, other players in baseball are capable of replicating. More importantly, he makes things happen. Joe Maddon has discussed Javy’s incredible instincts for the game before. During the Cubs latest six game winning streak Cubs fans have had a front row ticket to those instincts and their unparalleled ability to make things happen in big spots.
Yesterday’s trip around the bases was one of those spots, and this snapshot is devoted to how el Mago stole home for the second time this season.