Javier Báez, Pete Crow-Armstrong now share another thing in typical initially appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The professions of previous Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Báez and present outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong will permanently be connected, today there’s another little bit of balance in between the 2. Fans will remember that it was Báez who was traded to the New York Mets in the 2021 trade that brought Crow-Armstrong to the North Side, and now that the Cubs’ leading possibility is set to make his launching, we can include another connection to the list. Báez made his launching with the Cubs on Aug. 5, 2014 at Denver’s Coors Field versus the Colorado Rockies. After going hitless in his very first 5 at-bats, Báez smacked a solo crowning achievement in the 12th inning, assisting the Cubs to a 6-5 success to begin the series. He would include 2 more crowning achievement 2 video games later on, with 4 RBI’s in another win over the Rockies. Presuming that Crow-Armstrong makes his launching in the Cubs’ existing series, he’ll make that inaugural look in the really exact same ballpark simply over 9 years after Báez’s launching. In addition to the trade that included both gamers and the reality they’ll both have actually debuted in the very same arena, both were likewise the leading potential customers in the Cubs’ system prior to their promo, with Báez topping several lists throughout the 2014 project. In 815 profession video games with the Cubs, Báez hammered 140 crowning achievement and drove in 443 RBI’s, however he has actually had a hard time to discover that very same kind because, with 34 crowning achievement in 315 video games given that leaving the North Side. Click on this link to follow the Cubs Talk Podcast.