Those of you who’ve been asking to see more of Javy Baez are about to get your wish, though maybe not in the same way you were thinking. Well, I suppose this might be exactly what some of you were thinking. The versatile Cubs infielder won’t turn 25 until December 1, but he recently posed in his birthday suit for ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue.
Here’s a video in which Baez, in various states of undress, discusses how his tattoos chronicle his life and how his mother still isn’t happy when he gets another one.
Below is an excerpt from Baez’s conversation with ESPN’s Marly Rivera, the full text of which will appear in the issue that drops online July 5 and hits newsstands July 7.