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- Updated: April 27, 2016
CHICAGO — Cubs manager Joe Maddon has told Javier Baez that someday he’ll be in the lineup every day in the big leagues. But right now, Baez has accepted his role as a pinch-hitter and defensive sub, something he might not have been able to do a year ago.
“He understands his role,” Maddon said Wednesday. “He knows he’ll be an everyday player at some point, but for right now, he knows this is his way to be in the Major Leagues and how valuable he is to us.”
On Tuesday, Baez came off the bench and delivered a pinch-hit single in the seventh, then stole second with a nifty slide and eventually scored. The Cubs are working with Baez to get him to cut down on his swing.
“He still comes out of his shoes once in a while, but he’s able to get back in his shoes with two strikes and he looks better,” Maddon said. “He cannot handle it any better than he is right now. He’s smiling, he’s chirpy, he’s ready. His face is good before the game, his eyes are good. I think that’s the difference. He could not be the same guy last …
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