{"id":61371,"date":"2023-02-05T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/ex-braves-scout-says-travis-kelce-couldve-been-mlb-star-comped-him-to-josh-hamilton\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T11:55:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:55:10","slug":"ex-braves-scout-says-travis-kelce-couldve-been-mlb-star-comped-him-to-josh-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/ex-braves-scout-says-travis-kelce-couldve-been-mlb-star-comped-him-to-josh-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Braves Scout Says Travis Kelce Could&#8217;ve Been MLB Star, &#8216;Comped Him To Josh Hamilton&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-7fec8db5a72708ab61506ea070ee0680\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-26ef4f89-b3f6-48ab-bf08-0b677caf4aca-633261554-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-26ef4f89-b3f6-48ab-bf08-0b677caf4aca-633261554-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/61\/16by9\/2023\/02\/03\/61458622ea284faa85e8758507c69b90_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7fec8db5a72708ab61506ea070ee0680--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8bef0f695308f41652c23cf19d87d2d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Now batting for the Atlanta Braves &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a>?!?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8bef0f695308f41652c23cf19d87d2d6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f06cef2792603e8799c6439de26af671\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A former MLB scout tells <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> that very effectively might have been a risk this yr and past &#8212; if solely Kelce had opted to play baseball as a substitute of soccer after highschool.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f06cef2792603e8799c6439de26af671--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1f9cab1cb2011245b94b22c7baef1e65\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Reggie Sanders<\/strong> &#8212; who scouted for the Braves within the Ohio space as Kelce was starring at Cleveland Heights H.S. within the early 2000s &#8212; tells us that in his a number of journeys to see {the teenager} who grew as much as be a Kansas City Chiefs star &#8230; he was blown away by what he noticed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1f9cab1cb2011245b94b22c7baef1e65--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8844e5b67bad3544823f79578d8f9d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230203_30073986cf034a8fb688b40ec8fe1f43\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:51f537de-78ca-4f51-a653-a8784c1af833\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/30\/4by3\/2023\/02\/03\/30073986cf034a8fb688b40ec8fe1f43_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Travis Kelce\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8844e5b67bad3544823f79578d8f9d4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e94eadc68ac7ba9c808f87a378ab3e12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sanders remembered the longer term tight finish as a great hitter with blazing pace &#8230; and famous the younger Kelce, who graduated H.S. in 2008, was towering, too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e94eadc68ac7ba9c808f87a378ab3e12--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-11361f878177c329f41da8a5c73aac4c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;He appeared like a giant leaguer on a discipline of highschool gamers,&#8221; mentioned Sanders, who labored for the Braves from 2002 to 2007. &#8220;He seems to be nearly the identical measurement immediately as he was in highschool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-11361f878177c329f41da8a5c73aac4c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-47c781f94d06b93e495240c7375090b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230203_a2f2938d4bc1499594d648753ef81eea\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:51f537de-78ca-4f51-a653-a8784c1af833\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a2\/4by3\/2023\/02\/03\/a2f2938d4bc1499594d648753ef81eea_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Travis Kelce\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-47c781f94d06b93e495240c7375090b1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-746c06cf8bd9e63ce1ea7020ee0349a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sanders mentioned after watching Kelce play, he was &#8220;sure&#8221; the man would have ended up within the large leagues if he had caught with it &#8230; telling us, &#8220;I keep in mind writing his report and I comped him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/josh-hamilton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Josh Hamilton<\/strong><\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-746c06cf8bd9e63ce1ea7020ee0349a2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3abb61e480fb0fad3a269bba2e566aed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-809289ad-6561-414e-9af9-7ec0ae0b0a8b-750316512-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-809289ad-6561-414e-9af9-7ec0ae0b0a8b-750316512-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e5\/16by9\/2023\/01\/31\/e54b5f1d64864727a26047ff5640ef88_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3abb61e480fb0fad3a269bba2e566aed--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a5c21e288d7bf1d760eb9c5ff6fb7364\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, Kelce by no means stayed with baseball &#8212; he opted to observe in his large brother&#8217;s footsteps and play soccer at Cincinnati. The relaxation, as , is historical past &#8230; and he&#8217;ll be enjoying for his second Super Bowl championship subsequent week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a5c21e288d7bf1d760eb9c5ff6fb7364--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9f4da8b10c186e85c89f0d742db74a1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-c9f4da8b10c186e85c89f0d742db74a1-153849145-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting on your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9f4da8b10c186e85c89f0d742db74a1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-18cdbaecc3213ea5ef40585adbcf3375\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kelce, although, nonetheless has baseball on his thoughts occasionally &#8230; taking part in celeb residence run derbies typically &#8212; and even as soon as joking about leaving soccer for the diamond as effectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-18cdbaecc3213ea5ef40585adbcf3375--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZSports.com Now batting for the Atlanta Braves &#8230; Travis Kelce?!? 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