Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes used behind-the-back toss to get Eric Stonestreet at Big Slick
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Here’s the thing about the annual Big Slick softball game: You can throw out all the rules.
When a batter steps to the plate, she or he will look out and see about two dozen people playing defense. Players run out of the basepaths toward the dugout, then run back toward the base.
It’s chaos at times, but it’s all in good fun.
And Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may have had the most fun of all on Friday when the softball game was played at Kauffman Stadium.
In the first inning, Mahomes was at shortstop when Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet came to bat. Stonestreet grounded to Mahomes, who broke out a behind-the-back throw to first.
You may have seen him do this in practice, but this time Mahomes did it in a game. Albeit a celebrity softball game. This was pretty cool from the Chiefs quarterback.
The game didn’t mean anything, of course, but Mahomes’ competitive juices never stop. He chased a runner who had wondered far off the base paths to get an out.
Mahomes chased after a foul ball, too. And he also launched a home run and broke out his huddle walk from third to home.
Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, was at the game, too, along with the couple’s daughter, Sterling.
This story was originally published June 2, 2023 at 6:13 PM.
