Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce threw out the first pitch alongside his mom, Donna, before the Cleveland Guardians faced the Seattle Mariners on Friday.
Kelce -- a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native -- might want to stick to spiking footballs.
The two-time Super Bowl champion's pitch met the grass about halfway to home plate and bounced right by pitcher Shane Bieber, who was acting as catcher.
.@tkelce and his mom Donna came out to throw out the first pitch at the @CleGuardians home opener.@PatrickMahomes, might want to give Travis some throwing tips. 😂 (via @BallySportsCLE) pic.twitter.com/kNrTQhyZGw
— NFL (@NFL) April 7, 2023
Kelce is no stranger to the baseball diamond. He has participated in several celebrity home run derbies and was a three-sport athlete at Cleveland Heights High School -- with baseball rounding out the trio along with football and basketball. In February, former Atlanta Braves scout Reggie Sanders told TMZ Sports that teenage Kelce was a "good hitter with blazing speed. "I remember writing his report and I comped him to [retired, five-time All-Star slugger] Josh Hamilton," said Sanders.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes laughed off Kelce's attempt and called for the Kansas City Royals to give Kelce a chance to redeem himself.
"Ayyyyyy bruhhhhhhhhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣 @tkelce" Mahomes via Twitter
"Ayyy @Royals lets give him another chance. ASAP!!!" Mahomes via Twitter
Outside of his dominance on the gridiron, Mahomes was a relief pitcher for the Texas Tech Red Raiders before being selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB draft. Hopefully he can give Kelce a few tips for next time.
