Watch: Chiefs' Travis Kelce throws terrible first pitch at Guardians game

As mentioned by the Associated Press (h/t ESPN) and Tyler Carey of Cleveland's WKYC, Kelce and his famous mother, Donna, were welcomed to Progressive Field on Friday so that the All-Pro could throw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the Cleveland Guardians' home opener against the Seattle Mariners.

Needless to say and to the delight of the internet, the toss did not go as Kelce intended: 

Superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes seemingly couldn't get to Twitter fast enough to roast his teammate over the pitch that nearly took Guardians ace Shane Bieber out in front of a packed house in downtown Cleveland: 

Mahomes also asked the Kansas City Royals to offer Kelce a redo: 

In fairness to Kelce, members of the baseball community can probably agree they have seen worse first pitches over the years:

"I just remember taking the Rapid [transit train] down here from Shaker Heights," Kelce said about attending home games played by the then-Cleveland Indians when he was younger. "That was the closest stop to where I lived. Just coming down, grabbing $5 tickets and just roaming the park like it was literally an amusement park. Watching the Tribe in the '90s was the best, and I just had so many countless memories of screaming out my back door during those playoff runs and all the big-time home run moments."

To his credit, Kelce was eventually able to laugh at himself: