Washed-Up Big Leaguer Attacks Former MN Twins Pitcher

Social media is a wild landscape, and its loudest voices tend to surface in unpredictable ways. Sometimes people within the same circles turn on each other, creating a strange form of public theater. This time, the Minnesota Twins were pulled into the mix.

In Major League Baseball, it’s often the gatekeepers of yesterday who rail hardest against the modern game. John Smoltz still gets a World Series microphone despite openly disliking what baseball has become. Aubrey Huff seems content to attack anyone from behind a keyboard. Somehow, though, Jeff Frye may be the worst of them all.

A newly 60-year-old former big leaguer who spent eight largely forgettable seasons in the majors, Frye targeted former Minnesota Twins pitcher Trevor May in his latest online tirade.

Minnesota Twins Trevor May Shuts Down Jeff Frye

Jeff Frye’s entire online persona rests on the idea that he matters because he once played in the major leagues. He made roughly $10 million during his career and now seems determined, as an older gentleman, to argue with anyone online about why he “knows the game better.” Unfortunately for him, picking fights with other former big leaguers makes very little sense.

He’s training the plant & transfer, Jeff. If you want to force the feeling of a strong plant and get the body thinking turn and throw as quickly as possible, it’s a solid way to do it.

— Trevor May (@IamTrevorMay) December 27, 2025

The exchange began with Frye attacking traditional teaching methods, or rather, what he thinks are traditional. He’s built a persona around taking shots at Aaron Judge’s hitting coach, Richard Schenck, who admittedly has a quirky approach. The problem is that Frye extends that same hostility to anyone involved with baseball in a progressive or data-driven way.

May, meanwhile, substantially elevated his career by embracing those exact principles. What he was with the Twins pales in comparison to what he became with the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics. The 36-year-old wasn’t having any of Frye’s nonsense.

Frye: This drill is a joke! As a former MLB infielder I can promise you that if anyone even suggested I try this drill to supposedly feel something I would have laughed in their face! So would everyone of my teammates!

May: You don’t have to quote tweet every time if you don’t want to man, It’s not required. Fine, I’ll do it too,just this one time. Anyways, I’ll ask again, what drill would you recommend instead? You were an MLB infielder! Help the kid out, he just wants to get better.

Frye: My bad! I guess I just wanted everyone to see a former MLB pitcher telling a former MLB infielder what’s a good drill and what’s not.

May: You’re almost 60 years old my man, why you acting like we’re on the playground. I’m telling you the purpose of the drill, that you clearly did not know. Don’t get upset, just impart better wisdom to help out a kid that you are criticizing.

Frye: What does my age have to do with the fact that this is a stupid drill? And please show me where I criticized the kid. I’ll wait…

Jeff Frye/Trevor Maye X(formerly Twitter)

It’s hard to ignore the level of unwarranted self-importance Frye seems to derive from his past. He was a below-average hitter (91 career OPS+) and otherwise forgettable on the field, aside from his current role as an “old man yelling at clouds” on social media. Still, he wants to remind everyone that he’s a former big leaguer.

Ironically, Frye would likely reject any evaluation rooted in statistics, but the numbers don’t flatter him. He finished his career worth just 4.5 fWAR across 667 games. In most seasons, the last player on a bench likely provides more career value.

The strangest part of the exchange is that May, who provided more value as a relief pitcher (5.6 fWAR in 358 games), wasn’t even attacking Frye. He simply suggested that a drill had physical and functional fitness validity.

A quick scroll through Frye’s social media makes it clear this is his standard mode of interaction. New information appears to frighten him. Meanwhile, the former Twins pitcher is simply challenging himself and exploring better ways to train.

Go Trevor May.