Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce threw out the first pitch before the Cleveland Guardians faced the Seattle Mariners on Friday but the two-time Super Bowl winner’s attempt met the grass about halfway to home plate and bounced right by pitcher Shane Bieber.
The 33-year-old is a popular figure in the NFL, hosting "Saturday Night Live” as well as his own podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, who plays for rival team the Philadelphia Eagles. But his horror pitch in Cleveland comes as a surprise, considering Kelce’s background in baseball.
He has participated in several celebrity home run derbies and was a three-sport athlete at Cleveland Heights High School. Kelce took part in baseball, football and basketball, and was even compared to five-time All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton by former Atlanta Braves scout Reggie Sanders.