Luke Voit’s Shirtless Flex Went Viral, and Baseball Fans Had Jokes
While Luke Voit is trying to get back to the major leagues, he is playing for the Mets’ Triple A affiliate in Syracuse, hoping the Mets or another team will take another chance on him. In the meantime, the veteran first baseman is having fun with the fact that he can adhere to looser uniform restrictions.
On Saturday night, the Syracuse Mets hosted the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, and the Mets wore “Salt City” alternate uniforms that featured sleeveless jerseys. Most Mets players and coaches wore a shirt with sleeves underneath—but not the muscular Voit, who took the field without sleeves and his jersey half unbuttoned.
Luke Voit in the Salt City sleeveless: taking it to the absolute limit ???????? pic.twitter.com/CUMfrKMNNi
— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) July 1, 2023
On social media, baseball fans enjoyed Voit leaning into his look.
That’ll bring Luke Voit to the plate for Syracuse annnnnnd he’s not wearing a shirt. pic.twitter.com/FerrpzVnDf
— Conor Foley (@RailRidersTT) July 1, 2023
Luke Voit: 102.9 mph, 424 feet, 0 shirts. pic.twitter.com/T5qPIX5Kwc
— Conor Foley (@RailRidersTT) July 2, 2023
Luke Voit has officially broken contain in the Minor Leagues pic.twitter.com/nSwBu2ms80
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) July 2, 2023
Luke Voit supports the right to bare arms#LGM #LFGM https://t.co/Yh1Xo18Crf
— Matthew Searle (@searlebaseball) July 2, 2023
The legend of Luke Voit grows! https://t.co/3eChkLk3aV
— Andrew Buchbinder (@abuchbinder) July 2, 2023
I've never seen a more Luke Voit picture. https://t.co/EyeZSCxczJ
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) July 2, 2023
Luke Voit was born to wear a sleeveless baseball jersey with the buttons undone. pic.twitter.com/5WvFfcSrZz
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) July 2, 2023
On July 1, 2023, Luke Voit became a fashion icon pic.twitter.com/hYT3CGrSWZ
— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) July 2, 2023
While wearing the sleeveless jersey, Voit only had one hit on the night—but it was a 424-foot homer off the scoreboard that raised his Triple A OPS to .983.
Voit, who led the majors with 22 homers for the Yankees during the shortened 2022 season, appears to be taking advantage of the more amenable rules in the minor leagues.