Javy Baez

Shortstop

Position:	Shortstop
Ht./Wt.:	6-0, 190 lbs
Hometown:	Bayamon, Puerto Rico

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Selected No. 9 overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Ranked as the Cubs' top prospect (No. 16 overall) by MLB.com entering the 2013 season. ... Hit .211 (12-for-57) with four home runs and 16 RBIs in 14 games for Mesa in the 2012 Arizona Fall League before injuring his left thumb.

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