Travis Kelce Responds to Fans Trolling Him for Celebrating Guardians Win vs. Yankees

Travis Kelce is pushing back against people questioning his Cleveland fandom when he celebrated the Guardians' dramatic 7-5 win over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday night.

The Kansas City Chiefs star posted a message defending himself amid some pushback from Guardians fans after he celebrated David Fry's walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Yankees.

The controversy—I guess we can call it that—stems from Kelce, along with his girlfriend Taylor Swift, attending Game 1 at Yankee Stadium on Monday wearing normal clothing and nothing that would indicate he has any association with Cleveland.

There were even accusations that Kelce, who was born in Westlake, Ohio, and grew up in Cleveland Heights, was smiling in his suite after Juan Soto homered in the third inning off Guardians starter Alex Cobb.

Those were not the emotions true Guardians fans were feeling in the moment, but we do have historical evidence to show that Kelce doesn't shy away from his Cleveland heritage.

Notably, The New Heights podcast feed on X did post that Kelce was there supporting the Guardians.

Kelce also donned a Guardians jersey when throwing out the first pitch to his mom, Donna, at the 2023 home opener at Progressive Field.

Despite not showing his hometown pride during a night in the Bronx with arguably the most famous person in the world, Kelce has more than earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to supporting his hometown sports teams.

Hopefully, Kelce's explanation and the video evidence we have obtained puts this entire situation in the rear-view mirror. But if he decides to attend another game in the series, wearing something with a Guardians logo and/or colors could save him a lot of trouble.