Mixed martial artist Max Holloway visited the Royals’ clubhouse ahead of Sunday’s game against Atlanta, shaking hands with players a day after his win at UFC Kansas City.
“Did you see his face?” one Royals player said after Holloway passed. “Makes me wonder what the other guy looks like.”
The Royals showed some fight of their own Sunday, rallying from a three-run deficit before falling 5-4 to the Braves at Kauffman Stadium as Atlanta finished a three-game sweep.
The Royals trailed 4-1 after five innings but pushed a run across in the sixth and pulled even when Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer into the right-field seats inside the foul pole.