Current:Home > ContactWATCH: Free-agent QB Baker Mayfield takes batting practice with Yankees -MoneyStream
WATCH: Free-agent QB Baker Mayfield takes batting practice with Yankees
View
Date:2025-04-17 08:22:57
Don't expect Baker Mayfield to be wearing pinstripes anytime soon.
The free-agent quarterback, who spent last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, took some swings in the batting cage with the New York Yankees before their spring training game against the Detroit Tigers.
Mayfield showed some good warning track power, lining a few balls to the outfield at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
“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.”
“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.”
All things Buccaneers: Latest Tampa Bay Buccaneers news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more.
Mayfield looked back on his 2023 season, in which he completed his passes for 4,044 yards with 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, leading the Buccaneers to the NFC South title and a wild-card upset over the Philadelphia Eagles.
"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.”
veryGood! (895)
Related
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- Jason Isbell files for divorce from Amanda Shires after nearly 11 years of marriage: Reports
- Super Bowl is a reminder of how family heritage, nepotism still rule the NFL
- Robert De Niro says grandson's overdose death was 'a shock' and 'shouldn’t have happened'
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- SEC reported nearly $853 million in revenue in 2023 fiscal year, new tax records show
- Brittany Mahomes Shares Message on Being Unapologetically Yourself While Making SI Swimsuit Debut
- Why aren't more teams trying to clone 49ers star Kyle Juszczyk? He explains why they can't
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Supreme Court skeptical of ruling Trump ineligible for 2024 ballot in Colorado case
Ranking
- Average rate on 30
- Who is Michelle Troconis? What we know about suspect on trial for allegedly covering up Jennifer Dulos' murder
- US wildlife service considering endangered status for tiny snail near Nevada lithium mine
- A love so sweet - literally. These Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce cookies are going viral
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- A year after Ohio derailment, U.S. freight trains remain largely unregulated
- Nevada high court dismisses casino mogul Steve Wynn’s defamation suit against The Associated Press
- Jellyfish with bright red cross found in remote deep-sea volcanic structure
Recommendation
'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
Why aren't more teams trying to clone 49ers star Kyle Juszczyk? He explains why they can't
Kentucky Senate committee advances bill limiting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Disney gets stock bump after talking Fortnite, Taylor Swift, Moana
Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
Maricopa County deputy sheriff to serve as interim sheriff for the rest of 2024
Biden hosting Germany’s Scholz as Europe grows anxious about Ukraine funding impasse in Washington
Kick Off Super Bowl 2024 With a Look at the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers' Star-Studded Fans