Globe iconLogin iconRecap iconSearch iconTickets icon

Javy Baez made a no-look tag (while celebrating) on a stealing Nelson Cruz

By Matt Monagan

Cubs second baseman Javier Báez won over all of our hearts last season by being a really, really fun baseball-playing man. And one of the more fun things about him is his ability to execute no-look, snap-tags on attempted base-stealers.
Well, during Puerto Rico's 3-1 win over Dominican Republic on Tuesday, Yadier Molina threw down to Baez to nab Nelson Cruz trying to steal second base. Javy, on cue, presented us with a masterpiece:

!!!

Not only was he not looking, he was also celebrating before making the out. A true work of art.

Teams in this article:
Players in this article:
Up Next
What do you get when you combine a block party and a baseball league?
Related
Puerto Rico is dominating WBC '17, and doing so with some magnificent bat flips
Javier Baez made a defensive gem on the piece of gum that fell out of his mouth
BarberJordan
When baseball's biggest stars need a haircut, they come to José 'Jordan' López
By Matt Monagan •
beephero
Competition, joy and a little pain: Beep Baseball is a world of freedom for blind athletes
By Eric Chesterton •
AP_702417634020
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the best baseball card collections in the world thanks to one man
By Michael Clair •
NYC
Where to live in New York if you've just come into $324 million
By Matt Monagan •