VIDEO: Billy Hamilton Had One of the Ugliest Swings of All Time on Friday
Billy Hamilton broke into the MLB with his blazing speed and glove for the Cincinnati Reds, but nobody thought his bat would be THIS bad. The speedster, now with the Royals, took one of the worst hacks of the season against the Blue Jays on Friday.
Hamilton was completely fooled by a breaking ball, swinging at the ball in an eerily similar way as David Spade's Benchwarmers character. You never want to see that out of a big leaguer.
Regardless, Hamilton's swing is indicative of the season he's having for the Royals. In 223 at-bats, Hamilton is hitting .220 with a .291 OBP and a goose eg in the home run department.
This is effectively the 'Charles Barkley golf swing' of Major League Baseball, which is certainly not a title you want to be handed.