Rays' Kiermaier skates badly with Lightning
#Rays Kiermaier on ice #tblightning pic.twitter.com/x9Wj0jAvHr
— Roger Mooney (@RogerMooney50) November 4, 2016
This is one of MLB's premier players.
On the diamond, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is explosive on the bounces, jumps out of his shoes to make sensational catches, has a cannon of an arm, and has power in his bat.
He is, by definition, one of the most talented players in baseball. But stick him on skates, and he looks like a toddler.
#Rays Kiermaier on skating with #tblightning : "it's way harder than baseball if you ask me." pic.twitter.com/a6yq2UQBoj
— Roger Mooney (@RogerMooney50) November 4, 2016
On Friday, Kiermaier geared up and practiced with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and it was bad.
The slugger couldn't remotely skate, let alone stick handle, and it was probably the first time in a long time that he was very, very bad at something.
That being said, he was exceptional at making everyone laugh.