Patrick Mahomes' former teammate responds to Royals taunts during playoff game vs Yankees

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was in the grill of his former teammate Gehrig Dieter as they watched the Kansas City Royals play the New York Yankees in the playoffs.

Mahomes – who was in Royals gear—taunted Dieter, who sported his best Yankees outfit at Kauffman Stadium, and yelled in his face. The Chiefs star’s actions went viral during the American League Division Series game, prompting a response from Dieter on X.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, #12, celebrates against the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Divisional playoff football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 12, 2019. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"Buddy almost got 2 pieced," he wrote.

Ultimately, Dieter, who was named after Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, got the last laugh. The former Chiefs wide receiver who was on the team when they won the Super Bowl during the 2019 season, saw the Yankees pull off a victory.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning to help New York to a 3-2 victory and take the series lead, 2-1.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, #12, reacts during the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 2020. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Stanton's solo blast marked his 12th career postseason home run in just 108 at-bats. That gave Stanton a career postseason at-bat per home run ratio of 9.4. It is the second-best in MLB history, just