I’d say that it’s the new hair that gave him the ability to pull this off, not unlike Samson … but then, Javy Baez has always pulled off incredible things like this:
If you zig, @javy23baez will zag.
… And maybe steal home. pic.twitter.com/jijXGi2aQP
— MLB (@MLB) August 31, 2017
That’s Jose Quintana pulling back late on a squeeze bunt attempt, and then the catcher deciding on a snap throw to third base. The problem for him? Baez is about as quick a decision-maker as there is in the game – he saw that throw coming, and he was off to the races. The Pirates didn’t even bother to make a throw home.
Baez was on third base, by the way, because he’d reached on an error, stole second base, and took third on a throwing error. Together with some Pirates mistakes that he took advantage of, Baez created that run entirely on his own.
Lookin’ good, Javy!
Something looks different, @javy23baez.
New eye black? pic.twitter.com/U37tAqjrgw
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 31, 2017
New 'do, same @javy23baez. #ElMago pic.twitter.com/3yfFKkMB3O
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 31, 2017