WATCH: Baez smashes 25th dinger as Cubs fan makes great catch

by Cole Little - Senior Writer - Mon Aug 06 22:34:22 GMT-04:00 2018

KANSAS CITY — A mere day after setting a new career high in home runs, Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez tabbed his 25th long ball of the season to increase that career-best mark.

Every homer @javy23baez hits from here on out is a new career high.

Here’s No. 25. #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/qSamtAd3fW
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 7, 2018

Swinging on the first pitch of the sixth inning, Baez took Kansas City Royals reliever Kevin McCarthy deep to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.

Javier Baez (41) off RHP Kevin McCarthy (13) - 105.8 mph, 31 degrees (414 ft Home Run)
84.1 mph Curveball#Cubs @ #Royals (T6) pic.twitter.com/a4B9rd3isL
— MLBBarrelAlert (@MLBBarrelAlert) August 7, 2018

A towering shot that left the bat at a 31-degree launch angle, the solo blast carried 414 feet directly out beyond center field and into the glove of a giddy Cubs fan who caught the souvenir.