It all started with a friendly wager between Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez and former Royals and current Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips (who hails from Seminole, Florida).
From MLB.com (full article here):
If Phillips’ Bucs won, Perez would wear a Tampa Bay jersey to batting practice when the Royals and Rays met for their April series at Kauffman Stadium. If Perez’s Chiefs won — led by quarterback and Royals part-owner Patrick Mahomes — Phillips would have to wear a Kansas City jersey.
We all know what happened in Super Bowl LV — so on Monday, staying true to the wager, Perez wore a Tom Brady jersey, and the Royals social team tweeted out a video of Perez, captioning “Sometimes words speak louder than actions.