Patrick Mahomes will start for the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9, against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans. He is going for his third consecutive and fourth overall championship. While he is regarded as the biggest star in the NFL now, he was once a young
baseball player making headlines.
The Mahomes name is not new to baseball. Pat Mahomes, Mahomes’ father, spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Earlier this week, Mahomes shared memories of his father’s time playing baseball.
“I don’t remember if we were on Long Island when he was with the Mets, but he played for the Long Island Ducks,” Mahomes told Newsday. “When he was there, I definitely spent some time on Long Island. I was a little bit older. I remember a couple of things. But that was awesome. They always had a lot of fans in the stands. Some of that independent baseball he played at the end of his career was some of my favorite memories and moments.”
Mahomes followed in his father’s footsteps for a while. He played baseball growing up and participated in the Junior League World Series where in 2010, his team finished as the runner-up in the Junior League Baseball World Series. Mahomes also pitched in USA Baseball’s Breakthrough Series in 2012.
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Mahomes was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He turned down the selection and went on to play football at Texas Tech University.
While in Lubbock, Patrick Mahomes also made a handful of appearances for the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team. He went 0-for-2 at the plate with one strikeout and unfortunately for Mahomes, he holds a career infinity ERA. He made one outing in the ninth inning and gave up three runs without recording a single out. However, his time on the gridiron went much smoother and led to him being the tenth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft to the Kansas City Chiefs.
It’s safe to say that Mahomes made the right choice by pursuing football. He is now a six-time Pro Bowler, two-time First-Team All-Pro, three-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Super Bowl MVP and two-time NFL MVP. It will be interesting to see if Patrick Mahomes can win ring number four and be a part of the first ever NFL team to three-peat later on Sunday, Feb. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans in Super Bowl 59.
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Photo Credit: Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes acknowledges cheers from fans before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers on Friday, May 13, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
