VIDEO: Javy Baez Hits Marcell Ozuna With Epic No-Look Tag During Cubs-Cardinals Series Finale
By Michael Luciano
The title of best middle infielder in baseball is far from being resolved and certainly a worthy debate. The award for smoothest or coolest infielder in baseball belongs to Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs, and there isn't really a close second. El Mago showed off yet another magic trick when he helped nail St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna at second base with a nifty no-look tag.
#Baez is magic. Look where you tag? “Nah. I’m good.” #Cubs #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/aM6uAOM4Ry
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) June 10, 2019
Baez always seems to save his best moments for NL Central rivalry games, doesn't he?
Credit where credit's due -- this play is as much about the insane throw that Cubs catcher Willson Contreras made to nab Ozuna, who had a great jump against the soft-tossing Kyle Hendricks.
Still, this is one of those plays that one man and one man alone can make across the entire landscape of baseball.
A no look tag. Only number 9 can do it
— Smack talking Cubs fan (@MrSoprano21) June 10, 2019
Is there a player more consistently fun to watch in the league than Baez? Unless you're a Cardinals fan, it doesn't look like there is.