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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes was successful the grill of his erstwhile teammate Gehrig Dieter arsenic they watched the Kansas City Royals play the New York Yankees successful the playoffs.
Mahomes – who was successful Royals gear—taunted Dieter, who sported his champion Yankees outfit astatine Kauffman Stadium, and yelled successful his face. The Chiefs star’s actions went viral during the American League Division Series game, prompting a effect from Dieter connected X.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, #12, celebrates against the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Divisional playoff shot crippled astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City, Missouri, connected Jan. 12, 2019. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
"Buddy astir got 2 pieced," helium wrote.
Ultimately, Dieter, who was named aft Yankees fable Lou Gehrig, got the past laugh. The erstwhile Chiefs wide receiver who was connected the squad erstwhile they won the Super Bowl during the 2019 season, saw the Yankees propulsion disconnected a victory.
Giancarlo Stanton deed a go-ahead location tally successful the eighth inning to assistance New York to a 3-2 triumph and instrumentality the bid lead, 2-1.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, #12, reacts during the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas connected Nov. 22, 2020. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Stanton's solo blast marked his 12th vocation postseason location tally successful conscionable 108 at-bats. That gave Stanton a vocation postseason at-bat per location tally ratio of 9.4. It is the second-best successful MLB history, conscionable down Yankees fable Babe Ruth, who has the champion ratio astatine 8.6. Stanton and Ruth are the lone 2 players with a ratio little than 10.
"It's the biggest moments, you got to beryllium acceptable for it, you got to privation it," Stanton said aft the crippled astir however helium has deed truthful good successful the playoffs. "You're not ever going to beryllium successful, but you can't beryllium shocked successful the large moments."
Mahomes did not respond to the nonaccomplishment connected societal media.
New York Yankees pitcher Luke Weaver, #30, celebrates with outfielder Juan Soto, #22, aft defeating the Kansas City Royals during crippled 3 of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs astatine Kauffman Stadium successful Kansas City, Missouri, connected Oct. 9, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff -Imagn Images)
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Game 4 is acceptable for Thursday.
Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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