Dave Winfield could do it ALL! The Hall of Famer was AWESOME on the field

[@TheFunkybert]

Can we get some more Yankee highlights PLEASE!! Those were some of Winfield’s BEST years.. ‘82-‘88 was insane!

[@clubhouseme]

love you Dave from a Jays fan we'll never forget 1992, that 11th inning double thank you

[@ottosophia4095]

I saw him play many times in the late ‘80s live at Yankees stadium. I loved him so much. He used to hit frozen rope line drives … and he had a rocket arm. It was so incredible to watch him live. He and don Mattingly unbelievable

[@drewhunkins7192]

Absolutely phenomenal athlete.

[@patrickstavros7429]

Love Dave Winfield, outstanding baseball player on the field, amazing human being off the field. Does so much for under privileged kids.

[@howie9751]

Worst clutch hitter among stars in his day.

[@domenicdurante966]

Enjoyed watching Dave play for the Yanks from 1981-1988. Tremendous guy and player.

[@michaelhession2105]

People forget that he won a World Series with the Blue Jays in 1992.

[@pdcrmr]

Had the series-winning hit in ‘92

[@davanmani556]

@@pdcrmr and catch

[@ericsigersmith2831]

@@pdcrmr and was the alex Rodriguez contract of his time

[@pdcrmr]

@@ericsigersmith2831 you sound like a Yankees’ fan. His time in TO was short but it was $$ well-spent for the Jays.

[@johnvella4696]

Oh I definitely remember!!! 🙂

[@naturalimmunity7007]

An absolute class act. One of my all time favorites

[@dingusspuckler]

Dave Winfield was such a good athlete that he was drafted by the Vikings even though he didn’t play college football. In addition, he was drafted by the Padres in MLB, the Hawks in the NBA, and the Utah Stars of the ABA. Had he played pro basketball he would have been a star. Maybe not a HOF, but definitely a great player.

[@howie9751]

Poor clutch hitter.

[@aronkaspar6369]

I have most of his best baseball cards from the 70s thru the 90s. Very undervalued

[@jorgeb4963]

Loved him as a Yankees fan growing up!! He would hit ropes over the fence with ease! Mr May as Steinbrenner called him..

[@OccasionalNASCARRaces]

Winfield's career reminds me a lot of Stanton and Judge; one of the most physically intimidating players of his time. Amd who knows how many homers he could've hit in his prime in a more hitter friendly park? Also he was so dominant in college that he was an All-American and College World Series MVP... as a pitcher!

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

Winfield was a better overall hitter and player than Stanton or Judge. He hit for better average and didn't strike out anywhere near as much. He stole a fair amount of bases in his prime. Plus he won 7 gold glove awards.

[@ottosophia4095]

Are you crazy lol Those two guys are bums compared to Winfield

[@TH3DANKs]

Captain Dave Winfield was a Padre for 8 years. He would've had better numbers but at that time, Jack Murphy Stadium had ridiculous high walls, which prevented his HR numbers to be greater. He still ended up with 154 career homeruns as a Padre, to go with a .284 career BA as a Friar.

[@annaspyropoulos6138]

My favorite padre alltime,

[@deneenjeffries2768]

All around gifted athlete. Didn’t need to play in the minors

[@Janeoncamera]

And so handsome!!

[@davanmani556]

He would have had 500 homers but those Jack Murphy fences pre 1982.

[@narobiejenkins8107]

👍 yep

[@narobiejenkins8107]

And the two baseball strikes

[@nala3038]

Exactly and Mays would have hit over 700 hrs if didn’t play at Candlestick all those yrs.

[@JohnSmith-4U]

I remember him most with the Yanks. He was a great addition for the Yanks. 8:48 I forgot Dave Parker played with Angels…heck, I forgot about Dave Parker

[@yell0wberry]

He was definitely ahead of his time, you rarely see guys of this size, especially as all Americans in three major sports, deciding to choose baseball now, you folks kind of understand the world Aaron Judge comes from

[@Lawrence_619]

during his prime years, he was an absolute MONSTER...he did everthing well. And I'll capsulize his greatness like this: we know what he did with the bat and he won 7 or 8 GGs. But in a career that lasted 21 seasons, for a guy who was 6'6, 230-240 lbs...Dave stole 209 bags in 15 yrs, during his best years...he averaged 15 bags up to that point. Pretty damn impressive, for a dude THAT BIG if you ask me. Yea, he was a monster...and such a VICIOUS swing.. Kinda like Garry Sheffield's swing without the 'bat wiggle'.

[@rugger104]

Mr. May with the Yankees

[@haroldpepete]

this guy played in all teams

[@haroldpepete]

@@gosato jijijiji

[@nala3038]

No not all teams

[@cadillaccalhoun3516]

Got drafted by the nfl nba and mlb. Super athlete

[@mik8352]

IIRC, he got the first big contract; 10 years for $20 million.

[@bassreeves2410]

derek jeter's idol.

[@guillaumedemers4711]

Yanks stadium was 430 dead center then? Guess I learned something

[@peterp2153]

Apparently that was left-crnter. Center was 417 back then.

[@rossyrusso72]

Yeah naw it was 411 kid!!!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🐼🐻🦏🦍🐬🐳🐊

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

408 or 417 to dead center and 430 to left-center. Munson hit one over the 430 wall in 1978.

[@Young_Stocky]

The Colin Kaepernick netflix series bought me here...

[@AdamAlmony]

Such a cool swing. Guys don’t swing like that anymore.

[@AdamAlmony]

Almost looks like Cal Ripkens swing

[@PetsoKamagaya]

Winfield made so many catches at Yankee stadium where he would kick in the wall to climb it and make the catch. It was a regular occurrence and the one in this video isn't even one of the better ones. Come on, MLB, you can do better. I watched so many Yankees games on free TV back then and I can't believe you only have one Yankees outfield highlight? Really?

[@pnice1673]

Thank you. It seems like this the only one they have. I remember one of him diving into a crowd to bring a home run back. Best catch I ever seen.😮

[@St.Salem1412]

Just a kid from St. Paul

[@jorgeadal01]

5 tool player

[@ZipSlipHollingbrook]

The most impressive thing is how he caught that sloppily thrown batting helmet agains the Angels.

[@digitor24]

He needed a chin strap for his helmet.

[@VUclear]

The following non-steroid influenced players have higher WARs than Winfield. Among them, only Nettles played as many years as Winfield. None of them are in the Hall of Fame. Curt Schilling 79.5 Bill Dahlen 75.4 Lou Whitaker 75.1 Bobby Grich 71.1 Scott Rolen 70.1 Rick Reuschel 69.5 Kenny Lofton 68.3 Graig Nettles 68.0 Kevin Brown 67.8 Dwight Evans 67.1 Tony Mullane 66.6 Luis Tiant 66.5 Buddy Bell 66.3 Willie Randolph 65.9 Tony Mullane 65.7 Reggie Smith 64.6

[@magpie-nn5ob]

Mr. May

[@annaspyropoulos6138]

Don't forget first ballot hall of fame,

[@islander5858]

Mr October with the 92 blue Jays 😆 🤣 😂

[@FerdinandCesarano]

Dave Winfield was the best player of the 1980s. Fun fact: Winfield holds the record for doubles in All-Star competition with 7. No one else has more than 3.

[@ottosophia4095]

Perhaps but I think don Mattingly might have something to say about that

[@FerdinandCesarano]

@@ottosophia4095 - The only player who could legitimately dispute the assertion about Winfield is George Brett, who was the best player of the combined period of the 1970s and 1980s.

[@guitarlover80]

@@FerdinandCesarano George Brett won a batting title in the 70s, 80s, AND 90s!!!!!

[@FerdinandCesarano]

@@guitarlover80 - Brett was the greatest player of his generation. I feared no player as much as I feared him. If I had to choose one player to be at bat for my team in a clutch situation, it would be Brett.

[@ousamaabdu794]

Best player for the decade of the 1980s was Ricky Henderson hands down.

[@TheOriginal561]

Goofy ahhh swing but sweet finish

[@raypratt3611]

Daves cycle looks a bit strange on that triple,McCrae had that ball,then bounces off the wall and decides lets makes sure Dave gets this triple,stumbles over nothing,cuz he was ok off the wall and if u look that stumble ABSOLUTELY pushed it over,cuz it would have at least been close at 3rd,Dave wasn't RICKEY HENDERSON,just sayin I lived SPORTS growin up,outside playin wall ball practicing grounders,wiffle ball,basketball out of whatever I had,u name it and I started watching these gms a little closer and I just felt like there is something wrong with all the DRAMA in sports at EXACTLY the right time and I'm not sayin there cant be some drama but then around early 00's more and more and more to the point u turn on a game and u are ABSOLUTELY going to get a heartpounding finish!!They disguised a lot better most of the time in the 80's and much of the 90's but not today,look at the 80's NFL and it was lopsided losses that entire DECADE,all NFC dominance now today miraculously the UD finds a way to win at least half the time,its nothing new anymore,so yea these major sports and the big NCAA schools are 100% SCRIPTED and what pushes it over is the TECHNOLOGY today and if u think its not out there just look up MAGNETIC Football and gloves set and BASKETBALL and board sets for PRIVATE use and even on the commercials it says they work so good they are not allowed in highschool or college sports,but says NOTHING about the PRO'S!!🤔🤔that says a lot!!thats where u get these stupifyin one handed grabs TODAY and these crazy 3 pt shots from every angle and DISTANCE from the floor like their reg jumpers and if you've ever played basketball u know damn well how much harder it gets without heaving it from ur chest like they USED to do,now its back and forth from half court,stupidest crap I've ever seen,most of these guys are sleek not muscular,umm..CURRY,clear my throat...and its not a real big deal if the fact that these games and athletes are AIMED directly at the kids and thought of as heroes and really their just ATHLETIC ACTORS,think of how these guys jump into FN movies,with supposedely NOT A DAYS experience!!its the same exact thing with RAPPERS,I can name a top 10 list of best RAP actors who supposedely came from the streets but they apparently can jump right into a STARRING role in a major movie,EMINEM..clears throat!!I still have a deep seeded love for the gms I grew up on but its almost impossible to watch the newer stuff,BTW yes I've seen same kinda stuff from my ERA too,BIRD vs MAGIC,JORDAN era,SOX vs METS WS in 86 GIANTS SB win in 91,etc....they just did a better job keeping it under wraps AND technology was nowhere near as good,I mean I can tell u this for SURE I never saw in my life an NFL KICKER clang the uprights 4X in 1 game!!!😂😂😂,that used to be somethin that happened once in awhile,not EVERY game!!

[@MrJbee73]

The triple was given to him for the narrative. McRae was waaaaay better than that.

[@isaiasps773]

All? He is one on the worst RF in the defense... how they are fooled by the golden gloves

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Mr. May

[@victorblock3421]

Mr. May