NEW YORK — Yordano Ventura is the flame-thrower who stares down hitters. Johnny Cueto has flowing dreadlocks and nicknamed his motion "The Rocking Chair." Edinson Volquez is the always ebullient guy who pitched just hours after his father died.
And together, the Kansas City trio has put the world in the World Series.
When Ventura took the mound at Citi Field on Friday night to face the New York Mets, the Royals became the first team in Series history to start three pitchers born outside the United States.
Each from the Dominican Republic too.