MLB Twitter reacts as Luke Voit cut loose by the Milwaukee Brewers: "Crazy how his career spiraled" "A legend in his own mind"
Luke Voit, the MLB home run champion during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.
Voit, in his first season with the Brewers, was hitting just .221 with no homers and a scant four RBIs in 22 games this season. He had just three extra-base hits – all doubles – in 74 plate appearances.
The Brewers have designated Luke Voit for assignment, per @Todd_Rosiak https://t.co/blpfqIUstJ
Luke Voit had been in the injured list since May 15 with a sore neck. Through eight games of a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville, he was hitting .259 with one homer and eight RBIs.
Voit is owed just over $1.3 million for the rest of this season. The Milwaukee Brewers have seven days to trade or release him. There is also an option to send him outright to the minors, but he would have to accept that assignment.
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak Crazy how quickly his career spiraled
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak A legend in his own mind. Too bad.
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak It’s almost like when he thought he was so great he actually wasn’t!
Voit has his 20 or more home runs in three of the past four seasons. His MLB homer title in 2020 came with the New York Yankees. After debuting with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017, he was traded to New York in the 2018 season and played four seasons with the Yankees.
He spent 2022 with the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals, hitting .226 with 22 homers and 69 RBIs between the two clubs.
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak Maybe he should button up
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak Maybe if he buttoned up his jersey he might have not been DFA'd.
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak People talk about the everything is downhill after 30 thing being a myth but man it is crazy how many ballplayers start a pretty steep decline once that 3, 0 hits.
With the Yankees, Voit hit .271 with 68 homers and 182 RBIs in 281 games from 2018-2021. Many New Yorkers wouldn't mind seeing Voit make a return to Yankee Stadium, where he had the most productive spell of his seven-season MLB career.
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak Come home .
#repbx
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak Coming home
Many Padres fans would like to see if Voit can help add some punch to San Diego's faltering offense. He hit .225 with 13 homers and 48 RBIs in 82 games with the Padres, before he was dealt to the Nationals as part of the Juan Soto trade.
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak CMON PRELLER BRING HIM HOME
@TalkinBaseball_ @Todd_Rosiak @Padres please get him back 🥺
Luke Voit never got it going with Brewers
Luke Voit had initially signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee, but opted out of the deal before the season. However, he went on to sign a one-year, $2 million contract just before the 2023 campaign began.