Tom Brady does not need any introduction. An American sports icon, Brady is by far the greatest football player in the NFL. Having played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots, the legendary quarterback has the most decorated career in the NFL.

It has been over 22 years since Brady made his NFL debut. And the Buccaneers quarterback is still going strong in the NFL. Although almost everyone knows Tom Brady because of his legendary NFL career, the seven-time Super Bowl champ did not start his professional career as a football player. 

Yes, it might come as a surprise to many people. Brady was a baseball player in his younger days. Though he switched his sporting career, his love for baseball never faded away. Even today, the NFL icon loves to play baseball in his leisure time. But did you know that Brady’s favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox?

Tom Brady and his baseball career

Considering his greatness achieved in football, it is hard to believe that Tom Brady started his sporting career as a baseball catcher. Currently, the most decorated NFL player, Brady, was one of the MLB draft picks in the 1995 season.

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Per CBS Sports, the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals) selected Brady as the 507th pick in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB draft. At this time, Brady was only 17-year-old. Even in his high school days, Tom Brady played varsity baseball for almost years as a left-handed catcher.

Montreal Expos Friends Convinced Tom Brady to Pick NFL Over Baseball- “You Can Play in Front of 100,000 People”

It’s not that Brady was not good at baseball. But his friends at the Montreal Expos convinced him to play football instead of baseball. Notably, despite being a baseball player, Brady also loved to play football.

Brady wearing a Yankees hat

It is not a secret that Tom Brady’s favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox. The Buccaneers QB has been a Red Sox fan for a long time. But Brady once offended the entire Red Sox fanbase when he wore a Yankees hat.

Notably, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox share a century-old rivalry in Major League Baseball. And given the iconic rivalry, neither the players nor fans of either side like the rival team. But Brady triggered the whole Red Sox fanbase by just wearing a Yankees hat in 2007.

Are Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Boston Red Sox fans?

Following a brief engagement, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen got married in Santa Monica in 2009. And after marrying the love of his life, Brady did something that a loyal Red Sox fan would do.

The Buccaneers’ star also turned his wife, Gisele Bündchen, into a Red Sox fan. Per, 94.9 Whom, the former Patriots QB got his wife Gisele to become a Red Sox fan after marriage.

Tom Brady paid tribute to the Boston Red Sox after his retirement

Tom Brady’s love for baseball and the Boston Red Sox is not a secret anymore. Even when Brady announced his retirement earlier this year, he had thanked the Red Sox and paid a tribute by saying, “where it all started.”

Notably, Brady’s love for the Red Sox is no surprise. During the 2018 season of MLB, he backed the Boston Red Sox to win the World Series. And as he predicted, Boston Red Sox went on to win their 9th World Series in the 2018 season.

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What are your opinions about Tom Brady being a Boston Red Sox fan instead of the New York Yankees?