Watch: Cubs' Javier Báez drills homer into vacant bleachers in intrasquad game

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Have you missed seeing Javier Báez go deep, Cubs fans?

During Tuesday's intrasquad game (the Cubs' first televised scrimmage) Báez drilled his first home run in four months — March 10 against the Giants in spring training. Check it out:

If @javy23baez home runs are your thing: pic.twitter.com/TOl1KQGIQZ
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 15, 2020

Tuesday's blast didn't count for anything but it still was a sight to behold. Báez hit it off lefty reliever Kyle Ryan, who was making his first intrasquad appearance after missing the early stages of Summer Camp due to a "process-based delay."

And, lest we forget the elephant in the room: the vacant bleachers Báez' blast landed in at Wrigley Field. With fans unlikely to attend Major League Baseball games this season due to COVID-19, seeing home runs hit into fan-less crowds will take some getting used to.

Click to download the MyTeams App for the latest Cubs news and analysis.

We got our first taste of that on Tuesday.

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