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Kansas City Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce may make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and this week he proved he could be a harmful baseball participant — in a really literal manner.
On Friday, Kelce took the mound at Progressive Field to throw the primary pitch forward of the Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners recreation. He was accompanied by his mother Donna, who turned a star of her personal when Travis and his brother Jason performed towards one another within the Super Bowl. As the bought out crowd patiently waited to see if Kelce would throw a strike, the commentator stated hopefully Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gave him just a few classes in throwing.
Kelce pumped up the gang after which let it fly… straight to the bottom and virtually into Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber’s face. Kelce shortly ran to hug Bieber, and the 2 had a superb snicker about it.
Mahomes will doubtless not take any duty for Kelce’s efficiency, however his Twitter remark confirmed he did not have many phrases to described what had simply occurred.
“Ayyyyyy bruhhhhhhhhh,” Mahomes tweeted with a superb quantity of laughing and cranium emojis.
Kelce was born in Westlake, Ohio, so it was a particular second to get to throw the primary pitch for his hometown workforce. It did not go as anticipated, but it surely’s a reminiscence he and his mother — and the Internet — will not overlook anytime quickly.
However he should not lose any sleep over it as his stats on the soccer subject show his plain athletic means. Kelce is fourth all-time amongst NFL tight ends with 814 receptions and 10,334 yards. and sixth in receiving touchdowns with 69.
The two-time Super Bowl champion (LIV, LVII) holds just a few NFL information, one being his seven seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards — essentially the most by any tight finish.