On Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs smoked the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 behind two home runs and four RBIs from ever-enthusiastic Cubs infielder Javy Baez.
But while it was the dingers that doomed the Pirates, it was Baez’s seventh-inning pop-up that most angered their manager. Pittsburgh skipper Clint Hurdle told reporters Thursday that he did not approve of the way the 25-year-old tossed his bat following the out. Via The Athletic: