Baez laments ban on in-game video: 'Not the way we play baseball'

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez isn't happy about being unable to use in-game video to watch previous at-bats during games this season.

Baez, who's accrued a .611 OPS across 41 contests in 2020, believes everybody in baseball is being unfairly punished after Major League Baseball prohibited video usage during games following the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal.

"We didn't cheat," the two-time All-Star said Sunday, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. "We're not cheating, and we got to pay for all this. It's tough ... but a lot of players are struggling, too. A lot of stars are struggling, and I'm just one more.

"The way that it is is not the way we play baseball. And I need video to make adjustments and during the game. It doesn't matter who is there to watch us. It doesn't matter if we have all the police the MLB wants to send over here."

Baez acknowledged that he will continue to push for the return of in-game video access.

"To be honest, it sucks because I make my adjustments during the game," the 27-year-old said. "I watch my swing. I watch where the ball went, where the contact was. I'm mad. I'm really mad about that we don't have it."