Baez shows off superhuman tagging skills again
Aquí el magnífico tag de Javier Báez para sacar a Lindor en 2da. #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/G6NjHVXlMq
— #DoYourJob (@renucho) October 31, 2016
It's the worst-kept secret in baseball: Javier Baez and his all-world tagging talents.
Baez put his quick-to-react glove to work again Sunday for a pivotal play during the sixth inning of Game 5 of the World Series, when the Cubs second baseman perfectly caught David Ross' throw down to second and applied a fast tag to nail would-be stealer Francisco Lindor.
The inning-ending play helped kill an Indians rally that began when Rajai Davis stole second easily off pickoff-challenged pitcher Jon Lester. Davis then scored on Lindor's single before Baez and Ross teamed up for the out.
While Ross' throw was impressive - he released the ball in 0.66 seconds and fired it to second at 79.4 mph, according to MLB.com's Daren Willman - it was Baez and his well-documented tagging abilities that helped nab the speedy Lindor. Baez, who credits his elite tags to writing and eating left-handed, was once again the talk of Twitter after the play.
Well there's your patented "javy baez makes a great tag on a steal" of the night
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 31, 2016
Montana to Rice. Brady to Gronk. Ross to Baez.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 31, 2016
You can't put a price on Baez's tags....
— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) October 31, 2016
Javier Baez is definitely my first pick if we ever draft teams for Tag.
— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) October 31, 2016
Javy Baez is so good at tagging he's basically banksy
— Ted Berg (@OGTedBerg) October 31, 2016
The Ross/Baez combo is so good not even Jon Lester can slow them down
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) October 31, 2016