Tom Brady taking BP while Gronk shags fly balls sparks response from Mike Trout

In the trajectory of Tom Brady’s year, seeing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback — who was chosen by the Montreal Expos with the 507th overall pick in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB draft — show off his skills on the baseball diamond is pretty tame stuff.

In the wake of the whole retiring, unretiring and sharing his post-playing-days career plan saga, he would take TB12 announcing he’s going full Michael Jordan joining the Chicago White Sox organization circa 1993 to rattle us.

Nevertheless, seeing the 44-year-old show off his left-handed « hitting catcher » chops as his faithful teammate Rob Gronkowski plays outfield was entertaining.

Before stepping up to the plate, Brady was asked when he last hit, to which he responded, « It’s been a long f—ing time, » then added, « Not good when someone makes an excuse before they start. »

Got some cuts in this morning. Wonder if that Expos offer is still on the table… pic.twitter.com/uloP04RjHX

—Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 24, 2022

The Expos moved to the nation’s capital and became the Washington Nationals in 2005. However, if this tweet is any indication, they may be able to find a spot for him on their roster.

we’ve recently moved but offer still stands https://t.co/SddjprY9KY pic.twitter.com/DTJQqoByLK

—Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 24, 2022

Brady flexing that he’s still got some power behind that swing while Gronk recorded an out was enough to draw a reaction from Los Angeles Angels center fielder and three-time American League MVP Mike Trout.

👀

—Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) May 24, 2022

Eyes emoji, indeed.

If news ever breaks that the seven-time Super Bowl champion is taking his talents to MLB to team up with Trout in pursuit of a World Series ring, just remember we manifested it here first.