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Watch Javy Báez's Incredible Baserunning Play vs. Pirates – NBC
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NY Mets win as Javier Baez homers in team debut
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Javier Baez Is Playing His Best Baseball In Years
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Javier Baez did it again with another web gem to live up to nickname
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How Javier Baez got his 'El Mago' nickname
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