Jon Lester Gives Javier Baez Biggest Compliment Of His Career

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You thought last year was Javier Baez’s breakout season? Well, it looks like he’s just getting started.

I’ll admit it, back in 2015, before Baez was El Mago to everyone, I doubted how good Baez could be. Luckily I’m dumb and Baez has far exceeded my expectations and probably the same goes for even his biggest supporters.

Tuesday night’s 9-4 win for the Cubs over the Dodgers was yet another reminder how special Baez is. When the Cubs needed someone to spark them, Baez answered, homering twice, including a grand-slam, while pulling off another incredible play on defense.

It brought back great memories to 2016, when Baez first made his name known on a national stage, sharing NLCS MVP honors with Jon Lester.

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We know how great Baez is, but the level of enjoyment can’t be replicated from watching him do it on the field. Lester got a front row seat on Tuesday, when he pitched five innings and collected his 10th win of the year after allowing only two runs.

Following the 9-4 victory that snapped a five-game losing streak, Lester gave Baez one of the biggest compliments of his career.

I think it’s a pretty safe assumption that most Cubs fans view Baez as the most entertaining player on the team and definitely consider him near the top of the most electric players in all of baseball.

Well, Lester feels the same, however, he took it to the next level Tuesday night when he compared Baez to some of the best players he’s ever shared a field with.

In terms of Lester’s favorite player to watch? The answer is now Javier Baez.

Jon Lester: "Javy Being Javy. He’s probably my favorite player to watch. I’ve got to play with some really good infielders in my career and I think Javy has kind of surpassed all those guys – Adrian Beltre and Mike Lowell and Dustin Pedroia."

— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) June 27, 2018

That’s some pretty good company to be in if you’re Baez and if you’re a Cubs fan, how can he not be one of your favorites when he does stuff like this.