With Patrick Mahomes trying to lead the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to a 3rd consecutive Tremendous Bowl victory on Sunday, Alex Rodriguez is admittedly glad the famous person quarterback did not take his recommendation years in the past. In a social media submit celebrating Mahomes, Rodriguez admitted he tried to steer Mahomes towards baseball.

When Patrick’s father, Pat, pitched for the Texas Rangers in 2001, Mahomes spent a variety of time absorbing no matter perception he may from Rodriguez. When Mahomes began displaying an curiosity in soccer, Rodriguez tried to persuade him to stay with baseball.

“I bear in mind saying, ‘Patrick, there isn’t any future in soccer. You’re a baseball participant,'” Rodriguez mentioned in an outdated interview he posted to Instagram. “Man, am I glad he did not take heed to me.”

Mahomes performed each baseball and soccer via highschool, and he garnered critical curiosity from baseball packages and MLB groups. Nevertheless, Mahomes went with soccer, and he dedicated to Texas Tech. Regardless of that, the Detroit Tigers nonetheless chosen Mahomes within the thirty seventh spherical of the 2014 MLB Draft.

Primarily based on what we have seen of his athleticism within the NFL, Mahomes in all probability would have had a profitable baseball profession, however the soccer path has labored out simply high quality. The Chiefs quarterback has two MVP awards, three Tremendous Bowl MVP awards and he’ll be going for his fourth ring on Sunday.

Soccer followers in Kansas Metropolis are thanking their fortunate stars that Mahomes did not heed Rodriguez’s recommendation.