CHICAGO — Manager Clint Hurdle expressed displeasure Thursday with Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez’s actions the night before.
Hurdle was asked about the Pirates’ clubhouse dynamic, with players still establishing themselves, and brought up Baez when discussing the need for players to speak truth to one another. Baez already had three of the four home runs he hit in the first two games of the series and flipped his bat, likely in frustration, when he popped out in the seventh inning Wednesday night.
“You watch their kid flip that bat last night? Where’s the respect for the game?