It’s always a fun scene whenever a professional athlete in a non-baseball sport gives the objectively difficult sport of baseball a try. More often than not, it’ll look like JaVale McGee just trying to make contact. But sometimes, you’ll get a dual-sport athlete who can truly put on a show.
On Thursday, it was Justin Fields’ turn.
The Chicago Bears quarterback made a visit to Wrigley Field with several of his teammates during the Cubs’ off day. That gave Fields — who was a star high school infielder in the Atlanta area — a chance to dust off the cobwebs on his home run swing. He didn’t disappoint.