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Javier Báez is a professional baseball player and second baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. He was the youngest player when he joined the Chicago Cubs and helped the club win the World Series Championship for the first time since 1908.
Early life and childhood
Javier Báez, American baseball player and second hitter for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (30 years) born in December 1, 1992, in Bayamón, PR, United States. His full name is Ednel Javier “Javy” Báez. His father’s name is Ángel Luis Báez and his mother’s name is Nélida Agosto.
He has three brothers. They are Noely Báez, Gadiel Báez and Rolando Báez. His ethnicity and religion are not yet known. His birth sign is Sagittarius. Sadly, his sister, Noely, passed away on April 8, 2015, at age 21, due to spina bifida.
Moving towards his educational background, Javier studied at Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida. But his school and university are still not known.
Professional life
2011-2018
Javier Báez was selected by the Chicago Cubs in it 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. His professional career playing in Arizona Cubs in the rookie-level Arizona League. After the good season, he was promoted to the Boise Hawks of the Class A Short Season Northwest League. August 5, 2014, He was promoted to the major league. In his first game, the first home run of his career with the Cubs against the Colorado Rocky Mountains. In that season he hit 95 times with a .169 average with 5 stolen bases, 9 home runs and 20 RBIs. his second year 2015 It was not his best season due to the death of his sister and a broken finger. But when he returned he helped the team advance to the Championship Series.
Subtitle: Javier, (Sources: NBC Sports)
In 2016 Javier led the Cubs to win the National League Championship Series with 6-5 wins since then. 1906. He was the first Cub to steal the house in the postseason since Jimmy Slagle. Báez along with Jon Lester were named co-MVP of the NLCS, following their illustrious series hitting .318 with five RBIs, four doubles, two stolen bases, three hits and three RBIs in five games. Then in the 2017 In the regular season he scored runs with an average of .273, 23 home runs, 24 doubles, 75 RIB, 75 runs scored and 10 base hits.
2018: Star season
However, in 2018 scored 40 RBIs before Memorial Day and became the first Cubs player since Derrek Lee in 2005. He had 606 at-bats with 176 hits and a .290 batting average. where he hit 34 home runs, drove in a league-leading 111 RBIs, and stole 21 bases. That same year he was the second most valuable player after Christian Yelich. He was selected for the All-Star season. This year he played 25 games at the shortstop position where he had 35 hits on 111 plates with 9 home runs with a batting average of .333 with 22 RBIs.
2019; Second season of the All-Star Game
Javier Báez has played 25 games at the shortstop position and led the team’s most hits statistics. He had 35 hits in 111 plate appearances with 9 home runs and a .333 batting average. He continued to play with notable baserunning skill and technique. Likewise, he hit his 100th career home run on June 23, 2019, off Seth Lugo against the New York Mets.
He and teammate Willson Contreras were named starters for the All-Star Game. They started playing in last season’s game in Washington DC. On May 19, he injured his heel while hitting a bare-handed pickup and throwing a ground ball in the third inning.
During his injury, he had a .259/.287/.490 line with a wRC+ of 96 and a 27.1% strikeout rate. On September 1, 2019, he suffered a broken thumb during a head-first slide into second base. However, he finished his 2019 season, although he did make some appearances as a pinch-hitter and pinch-runner during the final games of the year to boost a slumping Cubs team.
Additionally, he ranked fifth in the National League in errors with 15. He ranked 10th among the 15 qualified NL shortstops in fielding percentage. Overall, he has hit a respectable .281 with 29 home runs and 85 RBI.
International career
Likewise, he has also played with the Puerto Rico team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He won a silver medal and averaged .296 with one home run, five RBIs and four stolen bases, leading the tournament. Following the conclusion of the tournament, he joined the 2017 World Baseball Classic team.
Awards
Subtitle: Javier Báez sharing awards with Jon Lester, (Sources: Bleachernation) Javier has won many awards throughout his career. The awards and highlights of him are 2 All-Star in 2018 and 2019, World Series Champion in 2016, NLCS Most Valuable Player in 2016, Silver Slugger Awards in 2018, 3 Bible awards and leader in runs batted in in the National League in 2018.
Javier Báez – Net worth 2023
Javier has an estimated net worth of around $5.2 million. The main source of income came from being a baseball player. His salary is not yet known.
Personal life
He got engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Imarie Márquez, on April 11, 2018. He later married her June 26, 2019, in San Juan Puerto Rico. They had a son named Adrian Javier Baez Marquez who was born in June 29, 2018.
His wife, Irma, is the sister of Jannieliz Márquez, who is married to Minnesota Twins pitcher José Berríos.
Subtitle: Javier with his wife Irmarie Márquez, (Sources: Twitter)
Scandals
It is rumored that Báez will leave the Chicago Cubs. However, the man still wants to stay and play for the Cubs and is hoping to stay here. Apart from that, there is no information about the other rumors and controversies of him. There is no information about the past affairs of him and others.
Javier Báez – Body Measurements
Javier Báez has a height of 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and a weight of 60 kg (190 lbs). He has maintained a slim and well maintained body well. He has a 43-inch chest, a 32-inch waist, and a 16-inch bicep. Well, to enhance his features he has dark brown eyes and blonde hair.
Javier Báez – Social Networks
Javier Báez is active on social networks. His Facebook account @ javy23baez has more than 418 thousand followers. Furthermore, he has more than 1.3 million followers and his Twitter has more than 504,000 followers. He is one of the most famous baseball players in the world.
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