When your plan for the season was written on a hotel bar napkin and you ultimately ended up a World Series Champion, you’re allowed to do anything you want. This includes taking batting practice off of a former All-Star pitcher during spring training.
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein recently took his front office baseball skills to the cage. He took a pitch off of two-time All-Star Ryan Dempster, and it didn’t go that bad. He actually made contact.
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick caught it on video.
Theo Epstein took BP against Ryan Dempster. Pretty good for a front office guy. https://t.co/fobPoxWLji pic.twitter.com/A8OW9qZVOT
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) March 1, 2017
I suppose being surrounded by the best in baseball helps in your swing.