El Mago Gonna El Mago: Javy Baez Hit a Batting Practice Homers Left-Handed (VIDEO)

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El Mago Gonna El Mago: Javy Baez Hit a Batting Practice Homers Left-Handed (VIDEO)

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Did you know that Javy Baez’s first name is Ednel? Or did you think it was actually El Mago?

Sometimes I wonder, because the guy is just so magical in every way that it would be appropriate if his name literally indicated he was a magician.

For example, Baez, who is nominally left-handed but does everything on the baseball field like a righty, took some batting practice today as a lefty … and did this:

You can tell from the sound and the turned heads that Baez is getting these. Not a bad looking lefty swing, either.

Javy out there like:



Author: Brett Taylor

Brett Taylor is the Editor and Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and @Brett_A_Taylor.