In a Twitter chat with Cubs fans, Jed Hoyer proved he has a solid vertical leap -- even in jeans

<> at Wrigley Field on April 18, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Jon Durr)

By Adrian Garro

March 23, 2018

On Thursday, the Cubs' Twitter account prompted fans with a simple question for executive vice president and general manager Jed Hoyer:

If you had one question for Jed Hoyer, what would you want to ask him? pic.twitter.com/y0Y6BuK5LP
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 22, 2018

Naturally, this elicited some interested replies from Cubs fans:

What’s your vertical?
— Mark Kachmer (@mdkach25) March 22, 2018

But Hoyer's answer ... well, this was executed perfectly:

Not sure. 40 inches or so. Maybe 38 in jeans. pic.twitter.com/NWnpD8xw39
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 22, 2018

That's a solid leap, especially in jeans! Impressive stuff.
Deadpan comedy can be used to great effect. But it can be hard to master ... for some. Hoyer is not one of those who struggles with it, as he showed in his sign-off at the end of the chat session: