CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 26: Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs reacts after his walk off single in the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Call it whatever you want; disgusting, classless, nauseating, or off-putting. But whatever you call, it should most definitely result in a multiple-game suspension for Javier Baez. The Chicago Cubs’ infielder’s on-field “celebration” following a walk-off single versus the Cincinnati Reds was one of the more objectionable displays I’ve ever seen in baseball.
Obviously the rivalry between the Cubs and the Reds goes deep, but the rivalry between Chicago’s Javier Baez and Cincinnati’s Amir Garrett goes beyond baseball.