Javy Báez was out of the lineup Tuesday for the second consecutive game after leaving Sunday’s contest early with what the Cubs have said is a heel contusion. And because it wasn’t a healed contusion, Javy had a precautionary MRI in order to better evaluate his status moving forward.
He injured the heel while charging a chopper and making a throw to first, a play that initially led viewers to assume he’d hurt his ankle. Or knee. Or groin. Basically, everyone just assumed the worst.
Given the Cubs’ less-than-sterling track record with injury diagnoses, the news of additional tests didn’t exactly set anyone at ease.