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Ed Easton Jr.

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce teased baseball career change on April Fools’ Day

The annual tradition of April Fools’ Day has brought out the best and worst of pranks from everyone around the country. The headlines and stories on April 1 had everyone on social media skeptical, not fully trusting statements from celebrities, athletes and commentators.

The lure of the holiday wasn’t lost on Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce as he took to Twitter to announce a career change on Friday evening. The sudden change of heart had Kelce going from a football career in the NFL to an MLB career as a member of the Chicago Cubs. He recently visited the team and posed in a photo with a member of the team’s staff, also taking batting practice.

The All-Pro compared his switch to baseball to former basketball great Michael Jordan’s actual decision to do so back in 1993.

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