As a present for his 60th birthday on Friday, longtime actor and funnyman Billy Crystal was put into the starting lineup of the New York Yankees on Thursday.
Wearing No. 60, Crystal faced the Pirates' Paul Maholm as a DH batting in the leadoff position. How did he fare? Well let's just say, don't give up your day job, Billy.
He actually put one ball in play, a weak chopper that went foul past first base. But after running the count to 3-1, he swung and missed at the next two fastballs and he was history. A strikeout victim.
This isn't the first time a celebrity has played in a spring training game. Garth Brooks and Tom Selleck have both taken their turns in the past as well.
In order to play in a real spring training game, the Yankees had to sign Crystal to a minor league contract before the game.
Terms were not disclosed (ahem).
Despite the presence of the star Hollywood "slugger", Johnny Damon, who took over as DH for Crystal, was not overly concerned about losing his job to the aging phenom.
In fact, he was in good spirits, joking that Crystal "has been around longer...he's got credibility."
No wonder they call it the Bronx Zoo.
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