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After Javy Baez steals home in ridiculous fashion, will All-Star Game appearance be El Mago's next trick?

I’ll be honest, I had to look up how to spell “sashay.”

I knew what it meant, for the most part. It’s like a stylistic walk of some kind. But needing a refresher after Joe Maddon used it while describing Javy Baez, you’ve got to hand it to the Cubs’ skipper. “Sashay” is a pretty spot-on word to attach to baseball’s most exciting player.

“Who’s more exciting to watch than he?” Maddon said, reacting to El Mago’s latest trick, a jaw-dropping slide to complete a game-tying steal of home in Wednesday’s Cubs win. “There’s others.