It isn't easy to pick which MLB postseason team to root for as a superstar athlete. Just ask LeBron James — he's shown up to support the Dodgers in the NLDS and tweeted his support for the Guardians during the 2024 postseason alone.
However, with just four teams still alive in the chase for a World Series title, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift will have an opportunity to confirm which baseball teams they support on Monday night.
Per The Athletic's Chris Kirschner, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he "heard" that the Chiefs star tight end and the superstar pop artist, arguably the most popular couple in America, would be at ALCS Game 1 between New York and Cleveland.
So, which team will Kelce be supporting as a fan on Monday? The answer may not be very straightforward. The Sporting News has you covered on the details of Kelce's MLB fandom, along with how his hometown is correlated to it.
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Is Travis Kelce a Guardians or Yankees fan?
Kelce hasn't officially confirmed which MLB team comes first in his fandom, but in the past, he's mentioned the Guardians as his hometown team and shown up to their games.
In 2023, Kelce threw out a first pitch before a Cleveland game, although the pitch itself wasn't very pretty.
However, as he's played in Kansas City for years, Chiefs fans have tried to convert Kelce into a Royals fan. In June, Kelce was asked which team between the Guardians and Royals he'd want to host a playoff game.
"I've been to more playoff Cleveland Guardian games, those games are unbelievably electric. Back in 2015, when the Royals won (the World Series), those games were every bit as electric," Kelce said. "My hometown team, though, I'm still a huge Guards fan."
While Kelce has mostly maintained his commitment to the Guardians, there happens to be old tweets of his where he mentions the Yankees as "my" team, only further complicating which team he'd be rooting for in the ALCS:
seems like a good time to re-circulate my comprehensive review of all of Travis Kelce's old baseball tweets which featured contradictory evidence regarding whether he was a fan of his hometown team or if he was actually just a Yankees fanhttps://t.co/YddatEJi61 https://t.co/KV7blAkBDp pic.twitter.com/MVKr650nw3
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) October 14, 2024
In most circumstances, Kelce has shown support for the Guardians. The Royals may share a city — and parking lot — with his beloved Chiefs, and he may have mentioned the Yankees once or twice, but Kelce seems to be committed to his hometown team.
Where is Travis Kelce from?
Kelce was born in Westlake, Ohio, and went to Cleveland Heights High School.
He and his brother, Jason Kelce, mention their Cleveland roots on a consistent basis, and their shared podcast, "New Heights," is a nod to their upbringing in the Cleveland Heights area.
