It may be spring training, but long home runs are always fun to watch.
Daniel Vogelbach did just that when he fired an absolute nuke at American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole's defender.
In Cole's first spring training start, he faced the Toronto Blue Jays under the lights, and Vogelbach, the fourth batter Cole faced, brought out the best in him.
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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach looks at the stands as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run during a spring training game against the New York Yankees on March 1, 2024, at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
On a 2-1 count, the big lefty hit the New York Yankees ace well beyond the right field fence, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead in the first inning. But the Yankees had the last laugh with an 8-4 victory.
Vogelbach dropped the bat with some arrogance and admired his bomb, coming out of the batter's box before a nice, slow trot.
Vogelbach took his time jogging around the bases, which Cole took personally.
“Yeah, what's the day? Are we still in February? March 1? Yeah, he enjoyed that home run,” Cole said after his exit.
“I don't forget many things.”
Vogelbach, at 6 feet and 270 pounds, isn't exactly agile. His sprint speed ranked in the bottom 2% of the majors, and only nine players were slower last year than Vogelbach, known as Danny Burgers on social media.
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throws a pitch to the plate during a spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays on March 1, 2024, at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NATIONALS PROSPECT STRETCHING OFF THE FIELD AFTER OVERTURNING THE FENCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEAL THE HOME RUN
Yankees manager Aaron Boone added that Cole “didn't seem to like him.”
There is no love lost between the Yankees and the Blue Jays. Aaron Judge sparked controversy last season against the Blue Jays when he appeared to take a look at his own dugout just before hitting a home run, sparking talk of sign-stealing.
The next night, coaches from both sides got into a war of words, including Blue Jays manager John Schneider, who told someone he referred to as a “fat kid” to “shut up.”
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has said he would never play for the Yankees, calling them the “easiest team” to play against in 2022. The Yankees won the division that year on Toronto's turf.
Daniel Vogelbach of the New York Mets celebrates with his teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 27, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah also called Cole “the biggest cheater” in baseball in 2022, citing his use of sticky substances.
Cole won the Cy Young after the league's offensive against the sticky stuff, while Manoah was demoted to the minors for a time last year because of his problems.
The two have exchanged words on the field before, with Manoah daring Cole to meet him face to face on the field.
Vogelbach has yet to play a regular-season game with the Blue Jays, but it appears he's been taking notes from some of his new teammates.
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He also spent some time with the Yankees' crosstown rival, the Mets, so he already has a taste of Yankee hate.
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