"I was a Giants fan, now I'm a Red Sox fan" – When Tom Brady opened up about his Dodgers hatred ahead of 2018 World Series between Boston & LA

The LA Dodgers are back in the World Series, much to the dismay of NFL legend Tom Brady. The last time the Blue Crew were in the WS was back in 2020 when they won it all.

Now, the club will take on the New York Yankees in what should be an exciting series. Both teams have looked exceptional this year, but one team will be leaving empty-handed.

Brady might have to root for his favorite club's rivals, given how he feels about the team in blue. He has a deep hatred for the Dodgers, in which he explained his reasoning in 2018 on WEEI Boston Sports.

"I was a Giants fan growing up and now I'm a Red Sox fan," said Brady.

Growing up, Brady was a San Francisco Giants fan but switched sides to Boston after becoming quarterback of the New England Patriots. He and his teammate Julian Edelman could not stand the LA club.

"Fernando Valenzuela, he was the one, when I was young that we all didn't like. He was so great and he used to beat he Giants all the time" said Brady.

Brady especially remembers LA's craft lefty, Fernando Valenzuela, for beating his Giants time and time again. That was not the only team Valenzuela had success against, he beat nearly everyone over his 17-year career.

Tom Brady almost had an MLB career

NFL Legend Tom Brady (Photo via IMAGN)

It was not just all football for Tom Brady growing up. In high school, Brady played football, basketball, and baseball, and he was pretty talented as a baseball player.

In baseball, Brady was a catcher and had a sweet left-handed swing at the plate. His skills caught the attention of MLB scouts, and there were instances when Brady thought about going the baseball route.

During the 1995 MLB draft, the Montreal Expos selected Brady in the 18th round. Then-GM Kevin Malone projected him as a future All-Star.

However, Brady turned them down. He was being recruited by the University of Michigan to play football for them, and that is when he made the choice to stick with football.

That was likely the correct choice for Brady as he went on to have the most successful NFL career of all time. However, one still has to wonder what he could have made of his MLB career had he decided to go down a different road.