Austin Butler was given some unconventional prep material while gearing up for his upcoming baseball-flavored crime thriller, “Caught Stealing.”
In a new cover story for Men’s Health released Tuesday, the “Elvis” star shared how director Darren Aronofsky provided him with a plethora of photos of MLB players’ backsides so he knew just how to bulk up for his role as a former ballplayer caught in NYC’s gritty crime world.
“I actually have a whole section of just baseball players’ asses that he would send me,” Butler told the magazine. “He was like, ‘Look how thick they are!’ ”
In addition to putting plenty of time in the gym, the actor told the magazine that he helped himself flesh out his 150-pound frame with a hearty diet of pizza and beer.
Baseball players’ derrières have been earning a curious amount of attention as of late.
One topic that’s been fascinating sports fans has been Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh’s nickname: “Big Dumper.”
Bestowed with the moniker by a former teammate when he was first promoted to the major league back in 2021, the nickname really started making the rounds after Raleigh won the home run derby during this season’s All-Star weekend.
His posterior was even the focus of an awkwardly extreme close-up during a July broadcast of his team’s game against the New York Yankees.
Mariners gear with Raleigh’s ridiculous nickname have even begun outselling dupes of his standard jersey, the switch-hitter told GQ in a profile published last month.