The Chiefs Kingdom has the privilege to see Patrick Mahomes make extraordinary plays. In just a few years, he achieved the glory that everyone in the game can only dream about. The QB rose to become one of the NFL’s hottest assets. However, he had a big target — Alex Rodriguez on his back, who wanted him to move from the gridiron to baseball.

During a FOX Sports broadcast, Alex Rodriguez recalls telling a teenage Patrick Mahomes, now a $500 Million+ man, to pursue baseball. MLB’s A-Rod used to play baseball with Pat Mahomes, the father of the Chiefs’ standout QB. He most likely desired to witness the Mahomes lineage dominating the MLB.

Alex Rodriguez mentions, “I’m a little biased here, coz I grew up watching the young Patrick Mahomes Jr. putting balls on the tee for me coz I played it with his father, Pat Mahomes Sr., and he was incredible. I did give him some great advice. I thought I said, ‘Patrick, don’t play football, the money’s in baseball, baby.’ Thank God Patrick didn’t listen to me. He didn’t then, he doesn’t now. Don’t ever listen to me, Patrick.”

While delivering his Super Bowl prediction on the same clip, the MLB Icon called that Patrick Mahomes is going to have a breakout game. He would become the MVP and would collect the prize. Each of Rodriguez’s predictions was true; Mahomes and the Chiefs won the Super Bowl against the 49ers, and the QB became the game’s MVP.

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Not just Alex, but Mahomes’ father also wanted him to play baseball. Pat Sr. reflects on when he persuaded his son to abandon football in favor of other sports with TMZ Sports. But Patrick Jr. had his signts set on a Super Bowl ring.

Patrick Mahomes’ Mother Persuaded Him Not to Abandon Football

Even though Patrick Mahomes decided during his collegiate days, there was a time when he had second thoughts about the sport. Randi Mahomes discusses how football was not the Grim Reaper’s aim in an interview with FOX4’s Kathy Quinn. The QB had reservations about the game, but she persuaded him not to abandon it.

Randi mentioned, “Before his junior year in high school he came to me that summer wanting to quit football, but I just said, ‘you’re going to regret it if you quit.’” The Chiefs Kingdom should indeed appreciate Randi’s efforts to keep junior Patrick in the game. The QB now decks up for his 2022 campaign and is ready to reclaim the prize.

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