CINCINNATI – Cubs All-Star shortstop Javy Baez said after Sunday’s loss in Cincinnati that he had accepted an invitation to participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby for a second consecutive year but isn’t sure he’ll be able to fulfill the obligation.
“My heel has been bothering me, and I don’t want to put too much pressure on it,” said Baez, who got a scheduled day out of the lineup Sunday, in part because of the lingering effects of the bruised heel suffered May 19.
He said he expects to make a final decision on the July 8 event by the end of the four-game series in Pittsburgh, which opens Monday.