BP for QB? Mayfield takes swings with Yanks

TAMPA, Fla. — No stranger to throwing deep at his day job, free-agent NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield stopped by Yankees camp to try his hand at going deep.

In front of an audience that included Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, Mayfield jumped into the batting cage for a round before Thursday’s Grapefruit League game against the Tigers, launching a few solid drives that landed in the George M. Steinbrenner Field outfield.

“Good-looking swing, for sure,” said Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, who attended a Tampa Bay Lightning game with Mayfield in January. “A lot of contact.”

Tristan Wirfs, an offensive lineman and teammate of Mayfield with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, also took a round of BP with the team. Mayfield and Wirfs both left the stadium with personalized bats signed by Judge, a souvenir of their big league moment.

“I’m a little rusty, as you could tell,” Mayfield told the YES Network. “It’s awesome getting to meet some of these guys. I’m a big baseball fan, so meeting some of these guys in person and watching them up close in batting practice, it’s special.”

Mayfield, 28, said baseball was actually his favorite sport while growing up in Austin, Texas.

“I’ll say this: it’s always fun to talk about the opposite sports, and the dreams we had of playing the other sports,” Mayfield said. “Their hand-eye coordination is truly elite. I couldn’t track some of these balls coming in that fast.”

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma, Mayfield signed a one-year contract with the Bucs this past March. He guided Tampa Bay to a 9-8 record and a first-round playoff upset of the Philadelphia Eagles and received his first Pro Bowl selection.

“It was an unbelievable year,” Mayfield said. “Truly, the group we had is what made it really special. It started out decent and we had a really bad lull there in midyear, but the group we had stuck together, so that’s what made it really special. Obviously, winning cures a lot of things.”

Related Posts

EastEnders’ Julie Bates returns after 27 years as Nigel story takes heartbreaking turn!

EastEnders have confirmed that Karen Henthorn is reprising her role as Nigel’s wife Julie Bates this summer – 27 years after she originally left the BBC soap…

Brooklyn Beckham reaches out to family for first time amid feud with heartfelt gesture!

EXCLUSIVE: David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn has reached out to his family for the first time in months amid rumours of an ongoing feud Brooklyn…

Buckingham Palace’s cheeky response to Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s ‘Meghan Markle’ clip!

Made in Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and his wife Sophie Habboo, who tied the knot in April 2023, have been updating fans on Sophie’s pregnancy since the…

Princess Andre looks incredible in modelling debut as she storms runway in beachwear

Katie Price and Peter Andre’s daughter Princess Andre modelled beachwear at Ibiza Fashion Festival 2025, which was hosted by TV presenter Jenny Powell, earlier this month Princess…

Princess Andre looks incredible in modelling debut as she storms runway in beachwear!

Katie Price and Peter Andre’s daughter Princess Andre modelled beachwear at Ibiza Fashion Festival 2025, which was hosted by TV presenter Jenny Powell, earlier this month Princess…

TV Baftas nominations in full: Baby Reindeer leads the way but massive shows snubbed

Big spread of awards across 134 programmes with Stacey Solomon and Danny Dyer both up for first time Bafta gongs Nominations for the Bafta TV Awards (and…