Like Michael Jordan, Will Tom Brady Also Play Baseball After Retirement?

NFL legend, Tom Brady, recently announced his retirement from the game and wishes flowed in from around the sports world. Brady is counted by many as the greatest of all time when it comes to the gridiron, and needless to say, that draws some comparisons. Specifically, to the greatest of all time from another sport, Michael Jordan; A man who retired from basketball in 1993, only to announce that he was making his way into baseball. Hence, questions have already started to surround Brady’s retirement. Could he be heading to the Major League?

Tom Brady had a near brush with the game that we all love and play. Brady was a low draft pick even in his chosen sport, only being drafted in the 6th round. And that’s nothing to say for his footballing ability, clearly.

Perhaps then it is no surprise that the multi-sport athlete was also not a high pick in the baseball draft. He was drafted by a now-defunct side, the Montreal Expos, as a catcher in the 18th round. In a twist of fate, Brady chose to go to Michigan University to play football instead, and seeing how things turned out, he couldn’t have picked better.

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Could Tom Brady return to baseball?

While largely unlikely, you can never rule it out. Brady had always declared that he wished to play till he was 45 and he would have started the 2022 season aged 45 if he would’ve continued. So what’s to stop him from picking up a different sport altogether?

It’s been some time since Brady last took the diamond, either as the first baseman or as catcher. And if he is to return to the ballpark, mobility will be key in his return. However, Brady has made his intention to the contrary clear.

On his retirement post that Brady put up on Instagram, he wrote, “I know for sure I want to spend a lot of time giving to others and trying to enrich other people’s lives, just as so many have done for me.”

Brady has, on multiple occasions, set out that family is important to him, especially in his retirement. “Our family is my greatest achievement,” Brady wrote in his retirement post.

Referring to his wife, Gisele Bundchen, Brady said, “Her selflessness allowed me to reach new heights professionally, and I am beyond words what you mean to me and our family.”

So, it stands to reason that he might spend more time off the game with his wife and his three children; Jack, Benny, and Vivian, in retirement.