His name is El Mago, also known as Javier Baez. He is a professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball; he was born in Puerto Rico and he attended high school in Jacksonville, Florida. The Cubs selected him with the ninth overall selection in the 2011 MLB Draft, but he didn’t make his MLB Debut until 2014. This season, Javy is batting at a .282 average, with 29 home runs, 85 RBIs, and his OBP is at .316 for the season. In his whole MLB career until now, his batting average is at .271, with 110 home runs, 354 RBIs, and his OBP for his career until now is at .310. Javy helped the Cubs win the franchise’s first World Series Championship since 1908.
Javy has had a pretty steady MLB Career. He is a two-time all-star, he won the 2016 NL NLCS MVP Award, he is a Silver Slugger, he won the Heart and Hustle Award for the Cubs, and was also a finalist for the MVP award in 2018. He wears number 9, and he is the starting shortstop, but he is a multi-position player.
Javy’s first career MLB home run was on August 5th, 2014 at Coors Field in Colorado, beating the Colorado Rockies with a score of 6-5. On August 5th, 2019, Baez hit not one, but two home runs to help his team to a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics. This season, Javy is making about 5.2 million with the Cubs. Javy hits free agency in two years. When he hits free agency, the Cubs plan on giving him a contract extension. The Cubs manager said, “He is a game-changer on defense”, talking about Javy Baez and the amazing plays he makes almost every game he is on the baseball diamond.
Today, some people argue that Javy Baez is the best player on the Cubs team. He has not won a gold glove yet, but some people believe that this might be the year that he finally wins a gold glove. Javy has had a good MLB Career with the Cubs, and he is continuing his route to become an all-star again, an MVP, and many more accomplishments.