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Day after day through an October (and early November) he and millions of Chicago Cubs fans will never forget, Joe Maddon wrote out lineups with Javier Baez at second base and Addison Russell at shortstop.
They were 22 (Russell) and 23 (Baez), and anyone watching could understand why they were out there. They made big plays and they got big hits, and the only question worth asking was whether they were already one of the best double-play combinations in the game.
They were. They are. They will be...as long as Maddon keeps writing both their names on his lineup card.