Travis Kelce confirmed why he’s finest recognized for catching passes from Patrick Mahomes.
Kansas Metropolis’s star tight finish threw a comically wild ceremonial first pitch Friday earlier than the Guardians’ season opener towards the Seattle Mariners.
After unbuttoning his jersey to unveil an ‘I’m From Cleveland’ T-shirt, Kelce wound up after which bounced his pitch midway to the plate. Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber jumped out of the way in which to keep away from harm because the ball rolled to the backstop.
Kelce ran down from the mound as if he was about to cowl residence plate and hugged Bieber to ensure he was OK.
Guardians supervisor Terry Francona was requested if he had any trepidation about placing his ace in such a precarious place.
“There could be the subsequent time,” Francona mentioned. “I’m glad he didn’t deal with him.”
Kelce joked that his baseball abilities had been slightly rusty.
“Been spiking a soccer for the previous 10 years,” Kelce wrote on Twitter. “Are you able to inform?”
Mahomes, the two-time Tremendous Bowl champion and two-time Tremendous Bowl MVP, shared his amusement of Kelce’s effort in a tweet.
Kelce instantly joined the pantheon of erratic first pitches, a gaggle that features rapper 50 Cent, NBA participant John Wall, singer Mariah Carey and MMA star Conor McGregor.
Kelce’s erratic toss was amusing to a number of gamers.
“The throw was slightly bit agency, however it didn’t hit Shane,” Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan mentioned. “He geared it up and actually threw it, in order that was cool to see.”
Kelce was joined on the sector by his mom, Donna, who turned a star throughout Tremendous Bowl week when her sons, Travis and Jason, squared off for the NFL title. Jason is the beginning heart for the Philadelphia Eagles, who had been overwhelmed 38-35 by Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Kelce spent a part of the pregame assembly some Cleveland gamers within the dugout. He posed for a number of photographs and was particularly excited to see former Gold Glove heart fielder Kenny Lofton, one of many gamers he grew up cheering for as a child.
“I simply keep in mind taking the Speedy (transit practice) down right here from Shaker Heights,” Kelce mentioned. “That was the closest cease to the place I lived. Simply coming down, grabbing $5 tickets and simply roaming the park prefer it was actually an amusement park.
“Watching the Tribe within the ’90s was the very best, and I simply had so many numerous reminiscences of screaming out my again door throughout these playoff runs and all of the big-time residence run moments.”
