Chicago Cubs star infielder Javier Baez wore this gray Cubs road jersey in 35 games during the 2018 MLB season - including every game he played in that year in which the Cubs donned their traditional gray road uniform set. Baez wore this jersey on March 29th, April 5th, 7th, and 25th, May 15th, 20th, 29th, and 31st, June 1st, 3rd, 21st, 24th, 26th, 27th, and 28th, July 10th, 11th, 15th, 27th, 28th, and 31st, August 6th, 7th, 8th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 30th, and 31st, September 2nd, 3rd, 8th(2), 19th, and 22nd. In this jersey, Baez went 44 for 134 with 12 homers, 31 RBI, and nine walks.

Baez homered in this jersey for the first time on May 20th, taking Tyler Mahle deep for a solo homer in the Cubs 6-1 road win over Cincinnati. Baez homered twice on June 26th, going yard against Ross Stripling and Edward Paredes in the Cubs 9-4 road win over the Dodgers. Baez’s next home run in this jersey came on July 11th off San Francisco’s Tony Watson for Baez’s 65th career homer and his 18th of the 2018 season. The fifth homer in this jersey came on July 27th as the Cubs visited fierce rivals St. Louis. Baez hit his home run, a solo shot, off Luke Weaver in the sixth inning. Baez hit another homer the very next day, crushing a two-run bomb off Miles Mikolas in a 6-2 St. Louis win. Baez homered again on July 31st, turning an offering from Jameson Taillon into a three-run homer, the 69th of his career and his 21st of the season. Baez finished this game 3-4 with three RBI.

He next homered in this jersey on August 6th, stroking a Kevin McCarthy pitch to the bleachers for a solo homer in the Cubs 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. Baez’s ninth homer in this jersey came on August 22nd in a road game against the Detroit Tigers. Baez sent a Victor Alcantara pitch into orbit for a three-run shot in the Cubs 8-2 win. Baez hit his 10th homer in this jersey on August 31st against the Philadelphia Phillies, homering off Nick Pivetta for a solo homer in the Cubs 2-1 defeat to the Phillies. His penultimate homer in this jersey came on September 2nd, as Baez collected a solo homer off Aaron Nola in a Cubs 8-1 win over the Phillies. Baez’s final homer in this jersey came on September 22nd, as the 2018 All-Star hit a two-run bomb off Lucas Giolito in the Cubs 8-3 win over the White Sox. This was Baez’s 34th and final homer of the season and the 81st of his career.

Baez had a career year in 2018, finishing second in the 2018 NL MVP race with a Triple Crown slash line of .290/34/111. Baez led the National League in RBI and was named to the first All-Star team of his career in 2018. This offered Chicago Cubs road jersey is a gray button-down with “CHICAGO” sewn across the chest in blue and white tackle twill. Baez’s number “9” is sewn on the chest and back in red and white tackle twill. “BAEZ” is sewn across the back shoulders in blue and white tackle twill. A Cubs logo is sewn on the left sleeve and an MLB logo patch is sewn on the back outside collar. The sides and back tail of this FlexBase jersey are constructed of a gray mesh fabric. A Majestic size “42” tag is applied to the front left tail. This jersey comes with a LOA from Sports Investors Authentication and an MLB Authenticated hologram.

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