CLEVELAND — Travis Kelce confirmed why he’s greatest identified for catching passes from Patrick Mahomes.

Kansas City’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 best way 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 verify he was OK.

Guardians supervisor Terry Francona was requested if he had any trepidation about placing his ace in such a precarious place.

“There would be the next time,” Francona mentioned. “I’m glad he didn’t tackle him.”

Kelce joked that his baseball expertise have been a bit rusty.

“Been spiking a football for the past 10 years,” Kelce wrote on Twitter. “Can you tell?”

Kelce instantly joined the pantheon of erratic first pitches, a bunch 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 a little bit firm, but it didn’t hit Shane,” Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan mentioned. “He geared it up and really threw it, so that was cool to see.”

Kelce was joined on the sector by his mom, Donna, who grew to become a star throughout Super Bowl week when her sons, Travis and Jason, squared off for the NFL title. Jason is the beginning heart for the Philadelphia Eagles, who have been crushed 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 just remember taking the Rapid (transit train) down here from Shaker Heights,” Kelce mentioned. “That was the closest cease to the place I lived. Just coming down, grabbing $5 tickets and simply roaming the park prefer it was actually an amusement park.

“Watching the Tribe in the ’90s was the best, and I just had so many countless memories of screaming out my back door during those playoff runs and all the big-time home run moments.”

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