Javier Baez will try to make it two championships in the span of just a few months.
After winning a World Series with the Cubs last month, Javier Baez will play for Puerto Rico in next year's World Baseball Classic.
Major League Baseball announced an initial list of 30 players who will compete in the event. Baez was the lone Cub on that list, though the remaining roster spots for all 16 squads will be announced as the tournament gets closer.
Baez was one of five players on baseball's list confirmed to suit up for Puerto Rico, joined by Carlos Beltran and Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros, Francisco Lindor of the Cleveland Indians and Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Baez batted .273 with a .314 on-base percentage, 14 home runs, 59 RBIs, 19 doubles and 12 stolen bases in 142 regular-season games, all the while playing highlight-reel defense.
He was named the co-MVP of the NLCS, picking up seven hits — four of them doubles — driving in five runs and stealing two bases.