If this whole hockey thing doesn’t work out for Ben Bishop, then Major League Baseball would be happy to have him.
The Tampa Bay goaltender was one of four Lightning players to take batting practice with the Rays on Tuesday, but Bishop happened to launch four home runs — including back-to-back jacks — into the stands at Tropicana Field. Teammates Brian Boyle and Alex Killorn also went deep once, but not even captain Steven Stamkos was a match for Boyle.
Stamkos was mic’ed up for the experience, and three of Bishop’s homers can be seen below.
Bishop, for his part, was modest about his secret talent.
“I got a couple lucky swings,” Bishop said, per The Associated Press. “You can definitely feel it when you hit it on the sweet spot and it goes. It was fun.”
The groin injury Bishop suffered in the Stanley Cup Final seems to be A-OK, too, as the netminder had no problem running the bases after his first homer.
“I was tired after I got about to third base,” Bishop said. “I feel healthier. Definitely feeling better. It’s getting better every day.”
Thumbnail photo via Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Images
