KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Through 1,691 games and 6,929 plate appearances in 12 seasons of Major League Baseball at age 34, it might be surmised that Alex Rios has absorbed about every experience in the game.
And then some, if you consider his quirky 2015 adventure alone:
After an auspicious start, Rios suffered a broken bone in his left hand after being hit by a pitch he suggested was part of a “recipe for disaster” out of a young pitcher. It left him out almost seven weeks and rendered him ineffective upon a return that arguably was premature.