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Cleveland 4, Cubs 0: Javier Báez makes a major baserunning mistake

It’s going to be the topic of discussion today, so might as well get right to it.

Situation: Bottom of the fourth inning, Cubs down 1-0, Javier Báez on first base after hitting into a fielder’s choice.

Javy forgot how many outs there were. The Cleveland commentators on that clip couldn’t believe it, and neither could David Ross:

Ross immediately took Javy out of the game and replaced him with Sergio Alcántara.