PATRICK Mahomes couldn’t believe it when Kansas City Royals star Adam Frazier stole a home run from the Detroit Tigers.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback had a telling response to Frazier’s heroics in Friday’s 8-0 victory.
The Royals took the lead in the third inning courtesy of right fielder Bobby Witt Jr.
When sides changed, Parker Meadows nearly equalized for the Tigers, sending the ball soaring into Comerica Park.
But Frazier, 32, made a miraculous wall leaping catch to deny Meadows’ hit.
The Royals star then threw the ball to first base to double Javier Baez.
Mahomes, 28, apparently couldn’t believe his eyes,
The Chiefs quarterback shared a clip of the unbelievable play on his X profile.
He captioned the post with three exploding head emojis.
Mahomes grew up a baseball fan, courtesy of his father, who played 11 seasons in the MLB as a walk-on.
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Before he started playing football for good, the two-time NFL MVP played shortstop at Whitehouse High School.
He even participated in the 2010 Junior League World Series.
Mahomes recently expressed interest in joining the Royals, in which he owns a minority stake, for spring training.
“I talked to royalty,” he said in an interview with Time.
“And if I can go to spring training, I’m not opposed to that. I’ll get the Chiefs’ approval and everything.
“But maybe one of these years I’ll go out there and see what I’ve accomplished. See if I can still hit the ball or throw or whatever.
We would love to have [Patrick Mahomes] come over. He is welcome anytime
JJ PicolloGeneral Manager of the Kansas City Royals
“Maybe not at the games, but I can at least practice with them.”
Royals general manager JJ Picollo said then that his team would welcome Mahomes with open arms.
“We would love for him to come. He is welcome at any time,” said Picollo The Kansas City Star.
“He is part owner of the team, he can do whatever he wants. It would be amazing. It would be fun to have him around.
“I know some of our guys have relationships with him. But if you want to come down, we’d love for him to come down.”
Following Picollo’s invitation, Mahomes even said he might “play baseball someday” in the future.
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