Louis Rees-Zammit STUNS with softball skills at Kansas City Chiefs charity game
Louis Rees-Zammit being interviewed before his home run and going through a tunnel made by his Kansas City Chiefs team-mates after rounding the bases.
Louis Rees-Zammit showed that he is a multi-talented sportsman when he stole the show at a Kansas City Chiefs charity softball game on Thursday.
The 23-year-old made the code switch from rugby union to American football and subsequently was snapped up by the defending Super Bowl champions in January, after initially joining the NFL’s international pathway program and spending 10 weeks on an intensive training course.
Hit a home run
However, the former Gloucester and Wales speedster showed on Thursday that his talents are not just restricted to oval-ball games as he stepped up to the batting diamond during his NFL club’s second annual charity softball game and promptly hit a home run to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Chiefs safety Justin Reid and offensive lineman Trey Smith hosted the charity match at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. It pitted the club’s offensive players against their defensive counterparts.
What made Rees-Zammit‘s achievement more remarkable is that, prior to going out to bat, he was interviewed by radio host Steven St.John, who was the MC at the event, and told him: “Wait for my next shot.”
Louis Rees-Zammit tells @SSJWHB to “wait for this next shot” then steps up to the plate for a HR 🤩 pic.twitter.com/dqQHxtGhr3
— Sports Radio 810 WHB (@SportsRadio810) June 7, 2024
‘Great athlete’ Louis Rees-Zammit ‘a starter right now’ as Welsh star impresses Kansas City Chiefs
And after delivering on his promise by hitting his home run, he rounded the bases with Smith instructing his team-mates to form a tunnel at the home base for Rees-Zammit to run through.
The former rugby star, who has been listed as a running back, revealed that it was the first time he’d swung a baseball bat with the closest he came to it being when he swung a cricket bat before in his younger days.
Concerns after player’s illness
There were concerns that the charity softball game would not go ahead after the Chiefs had to postpone organised team practice activities earlier in the day after defensive lineman BJ Thompson suffered a seizure during a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest.
However, the game still went ahead, and it was announced that $200,000 was raised at the event, with all the proceeds donated towards Reid and Smith’s respective charities.
