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9 years ago today, Javier Báez began a new era of Cubs baseball
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Javier Baez's remarkable journey to postseason stardom – Hartford
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Cubs take a hands-on hitting approach with infielder Javier Baez
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Cubs take a hands-on hitting approach with infielder Javier Baez
![Cubs' Javier Baez driven by memory of sister – Hartford Courant](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/02/22/CDJO6ZPUSBG77PFJSGXHYI74WQ.jpg?w=620)
Cubs take a hands-on hitting approach with infielder Javier Baez
![Cubs' Javier Baez driven by memory of sister – Hartford Courant](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2016/10/13/6ZTYLPKZ3VFUNM2PL7UJQVMZKY.jpg?w=620)
Javier Baez's remarkable journey to postseason stardom – Hartford
![Cubs' Javier Baez driven by memory of sister – Hartford Courant](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/10/01/DOOGXOHEMBGIFEY63EV7NI4P5Q.jpg?w=620)
Cubs' Javier Baez driven by memory of sister – Hartford Courant
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Cubs take a hands-on hitting approach with infielder Javier Baez
![Cubs' Javier Baez driven by memory of sister – Hartford Courant](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/02/22/EN5JCSNQ5BBIVP3HOVVAX62Q3U.jpg?w=620)
Cubs take a hands-on hitting approach with infielder Javier Baez
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Column: Javier Báez's play was once-in-a-lifetime stuff
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Javier Baez: Super-Utility Role for Cubs in 2016?