Watch Russell Wilson take grounders and, yes, crush dingers at Yankees camp
Billy Crystal. Garth Brooks. Tom Selleck. It's not rare for celebrities to get a chance to hang out at Spring Training and prove their athletic prowess on the baseball field. Few have the skills of NFL quarterback
After being traded to the Yankees earlier this offseason, even issuing a home run derby challenge to
Welcome to @Yankees camp, @DangeRussWilson! pic.twitter.com/zQkpnhhsfz
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) February 26, 2018
He looked pretty at home flipping to second -- which makes sense as it's similar to tossing to the running back in the backfield.
But the real highlight came when he stepped to the plate. Forget the hail mary, this is a real long ball:
.@DangeRussWilson goes yard.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) February 26, 2018
“Yeah, he’s been taking BP,” hitting coach Marcus Thames said. @yankees @seahawks pic.twitter.com/Eyqu7166cg
I know the Yankees weren't actually planning on getting him into their Minor League system after acquiring Wilson, but after today's showing, maybe they'll try to convince him to start his two-sport career.