travis kels Now officially a game owner. The Kansas City Chiefs announced Wednesday that he is joining the Cleveland Guardians’ ownership group as a minority investor, buying into the MLB team he grew up watching from the bleachers as a child in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. No financial terms were disclosed, but Guardians is valued at around $1.7 billion, so even a small slice isn’t pocket change. The 36-year-old Kelce is expected to celebrate the deal in person at Progressive Field on June 14, when the Guardians host the Detroit Tigers.

Travis Kelce buys minority stake in Cleveland Guardians, joining childhood team’s ownership group

There’s something really sweet about it. Kelce didn’t buy some random franchise for the portfolio, he bought into the team he rode the Rapid Light Rail to watch as a kid, the one he scored with his dad, the one that gave him “core memories” of Kenny Lofton and Jim Thome in the ’90s. “I’m a kid from the heights living the dream,” he told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This is attractive. It’s also very, very calculative, and both things can be true.Kelce joins an ownership group led by chairman Paul Dolan and partner David Blitzer, who have an option to purchase a majority stake in the team after 2027. He was specifically brought in by Blitzer, who is also co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. The Guardians officially confirmed the deal on Wednesday, and Kelce announced it on his New Heights podcast with brother Jason, because, of course, he did.

From bleachers to the boardroom: Kelce and Mahomes are quietly building a sports empire

This isn’t Kelce’s first ownership rodeo, and it’s not a solo act. He and Chiefs teammates patrick mahomes The two members have been co-investing as a private equity firm for some time now. Both already own a minority stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team. Mahomes, meanwhile, owns a share of the Kansas City Royals, and Kelce now has his own MLB team. The bromance has officially entered the wealth-building era.But Kelce’s portfolio goes further than that. He owns a stake in an amusement park company, a mattress brand, a beer company, a restaurant, and a very lucrative podcast. Man is diverse. And now, together Taylor SwiftWith a ring on his finger and a baseball team in his investment portfolio, Kelce is doing what very few NFL players are able to do, turning fame into a true business empire while still actively playing. He’ll turn 37 in October, with the 2026 season widely expected to be his last in the NFL, and he’s already deciding what’s next. Attractive? Absolutely. Calculated? without a doubt. But when you’re Travis Kelce, those two things are always the same thing.