Cubs call up Javier Baez
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The Chicago Cubs will call up prized infield prospect Javier Baez, who will make his major league debut on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies, a source confirmed to ESPNChicago.com's Jesse Rogers.
The Cubs' first-round pick in 2011, Baez, ranked by ESPN.com's Keith Law as the eighth-best prospect in baseball, has recovered from a slow start in his first season at Triple-A Iowa. After batting just .172 in April, Baez has trended up each month since.
He batted .300 with 10 home runs in July and hit his 22nd and 23 home runs on Sunday. For the season, the 21-year-old Baez is slashing .260/.323/.510 with 80 RBIs.
A shortstop for much of his career, Baez, who hit 37 home runs between Single-A and Double-A last season, has played more second base lately in anticipation of a big-league call-up since the Cubs have three-time All-Star Starlin Castro entrenched at short.
Baez played in the Futures Game during the All-Star festivities in Minneapolis, hitting a home run.
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