Javier Baez is on the verge of free agency — and a big payday. The route to this point for...

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As the ground ball rocketed off the bat at 104.7 mph toward the hole, Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez took three quick steps to his right. In nearly one motion, Baez backhanded the baseball as it skipped off the left field grass, turned and fired a bullet to first baseman Anthony Rizzo, beating the runner by three steps. Baez looked smooth on the run-saving play that stranded a runner on ...

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