Javy Baez Just Went Oppo in Colorado Like He Did in His Big League Debut! (VIDEO)

Brett Taylor

Apr 20, 2018

Javy Baez made his big league debut four years ago in Colorado, hitting an extra-innings homer to right center to win the game for the Cubs. It was incredible.

Tonight, it wasn’t in extra innings and Baez is far from an adjusting rookie, but it looked nearly identical when Baez shot one to right center in the first inning for a two-run homer:

Javy in the 2-hole:#EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/7ISAKILJXR

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 21, 2018

And thanks to @Cubs, here’s the homer Baez hit back in 2014:

While we’re in Denver, let’s take a moment to appreciate @javy23baez‘s MLB debut. pic.twitter.com/a1AquDMuWt

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 20, 2018

I like his swing a little better now, but those looked so similar it’s almost uncanny.

Baez continues his absurdly hot start to the season, which earlier today got him a comparison to Manny Ramirez (who would gladly send one out the opposite way, too).

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Brett Taylor

Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation. You can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation, on Bluesky at @Brett-Taylor, and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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