2018 had no shortage of lists of impressive (and sometimes odd) Javier Báez feats of strength. On Thursday, it seemed like he picked up where he left off last season.
Here are five lists and/or facts from Javy’s dynamic season debut:
Báez is one of four Cubs shortstops to hit cleanup on Opening Day
And prior to 2019, the Cubs were 0-6 on Opening Day when a shortstop hit cleanup in an opener. Javy did his part to stop that trend.
Just as there are seven seasons in which a shortstop hit cleanup for the Cubs on Opening Day…
Báez is the seventh Cub to hit multiple home runs on Opening Day.