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It’s awesome,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said Thursday. “It’s great for the city. I’ve heard all the stories about how awesome the environment was the last time they were in the playoffs and they’re going to go up against a great baseball team in the Yankees, a historic baseball team. I’m just excited for these guys when they’re hungry. They’re playing great baseball right now and to be at [Kauffman Stadium], sold out crowd hopefully … I get to see that October baseball there is going to be special.”

Mahomes said he’s looking for the Royals to make up for the disappointment he felt as a teenager when his hometown Texas Rangers lost in back-to-back World Series.

“I’ve been to a postseason baseball game back when I was in high school,” he said. “I got to see [the Rangers] lose, I think Game 5, I think against the [San Francisco] Giants one year … I’ve had some close heartbreaks there with the Rangers, but the Royals are going to turn it around for me.”