Nelly is a St. Louis legend.

So when the hip hop icon appeared during the fourth game of the World Series to support his wife and New York Yankees fan Ashanti, who performed a moving rendition of the national anthem (after the Fat Joe’s polarizing pre-match performance in match 3), showed up in Los Angeles Dodgers equipment, many fans questioned his St. Louis Cardinals loyalty.

By digging a little, and thanks to a Saint-Louis X account, formerly TwitterIt turns out that Nelly is good friends with Dodgers star Mookie Betts, having also supported him with the Boston Red Sox.

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In fact, when Betts was doing an on-field interview in 2022, the Dodgers outfielder hinted that not only were they good friends, but that true to his hip hop persona, Nelly would show up at his Los Angeles pad in the middle of the night. .

“One of my good friends since I arrived here is Nelly” Betts said. “He comes home at 2 a.m. We play billiards. He’s a competitor.

Isn’t Betts already in bed?

“That’s when his day starts,” Betts said. “You stay up and I just take my nap on the field.”

Given that Betts now has two young children with his wife Brianna, whom he started dating in college, including baby Kaj, born in April, it’s hard to imagine date nights happening now.

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On the field, Ashanti proved to be a lucky charm since the The Yankees avoided elimination, 11-4to stay alive 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Nelly also yelled at her buddy during tonight’s game.

For Betts’ sake, he better not party with Nelly in New York until the middle of the night. He and his Dodgers teammates have a job to finish first.

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