While we wait for the Cubs to open their weekend series against the Brewers in Milwaukee, let’s check in on our old World Series friends now playing for other teams.
Javier Báez
Since the last update in this series, Javy has gone into a bit of a slump, hitting just .182/.250/.182 (4-for-22) with no extra-base hits. He sat out the last game of Detroit’s series against the Giants in San Francisco with some sort of back issue:
Javier Baez tweaked his back swinging in the cage shortly before game time.