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Cubs Javier Baez Bubble Gum Photo Goes Viral
He's poppin' bubbles and hitting home runs at Wrigley...and Cubs fans dig it.
CHICAGO, IL -- A photo of Javier Baez has been circulating around social media since it was taken during Wednesday's Cubs game four of the NLC against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It depicts the player's reaction after hitting a home run in the fifth inning, complete with his signature pink ball of bubble gum. The photo was taken by Stacy Revere of Getty Images, and received more than 4,000 retweets in less than 12 hours.
Put it in a museum. pic.twitter.com/60ATYhKZrX
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 19, 2017
"This will be a statue outside of Wrigley someday," one Cubs fan tweeted.
"I need this framed..." another tweeted.
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The photo was posted on the the official Chicago Cubs Twitter account, and received more than 15,000 likes. Here were some other reactions to the post:
Thank you pic.twitter.com/Mn8ULl5gia
— Nathan (@nathan_kendall1) October 19, 2017
pic.twitter.com/hmF9wLDxHl
— Matt Johnsen (@johnsenmj) October 19, 2017
I can't even blow a bubble normally. This man does it while hitting a dinger @T0mmyb0i
— Shawn Hintz (@shintzzz22) October 19, 2017
pic.twitter.com/2aAMdJTi3Z
— Morgan Farage (@morganfarage) October 19, 2017
Top image credit: Stacy Revere/Getty Images
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