Tom Brady shows off baseball skills, hints at what could’ve been

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In an alternate reality, perhaps one where Dr. Strange exists, Tom Brady is the biggest star in MLB history for the Montreal Expos.

The 44-year-old Buccaneers quarterback could’ve gone down that route, had he chosen baseball instead of opting to play collegiate football at Michigan. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) holds the Vince Lombardi trophy following the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay won 31-9. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

A three-sport athlete at Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, Brady excelled at football, baseball, and basketball.

He was even selected in the 1995 MLB Amateur Draft in the 18th round by the Expos. Then general manager Kevin Malone thought that Brady could be a future All-Star and proclaimed he’d be "one of the greatest catchers ever." We’ll never know what could’ve been for the now seven-time Super Bowl champ, but his actual reality turned out just fine.

Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waves to the crowd as he runs off the field after defeating the New England Patriots in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

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Calling back to his days as a left-handed power-hitting catcher, Brady was at the Yankees’ spring training practice field in Tampa Tuesday and took some cuts out on the diamond. 

Who was shagging in the outfield, you ask? None other than Rob Gronkowski, who hasn’t yet decided if he’ll continue his NFL career in 2022 with the Buccaneers.

"It’s been a long f------ time," said