Javy Báez became the most electric player in Major League Baseball in 2018, appointment viewing. That is a very hard thing to accomplish when your team plays 162 games per season. After the Cubs 5-2 win over the Tigers, Joe Maddon was very complimentary of Báez.
“It never gets old watching him play baseball," Maddon said.
“El Mago” was already at the top of the MVP ballot before his fireworks display on the base-paths on July 4. By the time the game was over, Baez had stolen home for the second time in just over a month, almost already assuring himself of a top-three finish in the MVP voting with still half the season to play.