Will we get to see Patrick Mahomes play professional baseball? …That’s what the Royals want.
Before becoming one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and earning three beautiful Super Bowl rings on his fingers, Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore them on the baseball field. .
Mahomes was a top prospect in the 2014 MLB Draft.Hell, in his fourth grade, he 16 strikeouts and no-hitter. The guy balled out. However, rather than pursue a career in baseball, Mahomes chose football and ended up playing at Texas Tech University in college.
Mahomes was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round, but was never signed. That said, he also played a little bit of baseball in college, appearing in three games for the Red Raiders during his freshman year. (Related article: “I don’t care who said it. You’re gone!”: Yankees manager Aaron Boone violently ejected due to fan comment)
Mahomes recently said during spring training that he is “in talks with the Royals” about the possibility of playing for them. Mahomes is a minority owner of the franchise.
And as for the Kansas City Royals, general manager JJ Piccolo said Mahomes can be invited to spring training whenever he wants.
“We want him to come. He’s always welcome,” Piccolo said. kansas city star. “He is part owner of the team and can do whatever he wants.
“That would be great. It would be fun to have him around. I know some of our guys have had relationships with him. But if you want to get off, we wants him to come down. The problem is he’s out celebrating the Super Bowl while we’re in spring training. The timing doesn’t necessarily align. But it would be beautiful. It would be nice to have him. We would be happy too.”
news: #chief QB Patrick Mahomes says he hopes to attend Kansas City Royals spring training soon.
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—MLFootball (@_MLFootball) April 16, 2024
Give it a try, Pat…I’d love to see it.
