At just past 2:21 p.m. on Monday afternoon, Eric Hosmer and Kelvin Herrera pressed through a tunnel in the bowels of Kauffman Stadium and arrived at the top step of the first-base dugout, where Marisol Hernandez was standing.
Yordano Ventura’s mother delivers first pitch before Royals home opener
Hernandez, the mother of late Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, had come to throw out the first pitch before a home opener against the Oakland A’s. The Royals came to pay their respects. One by one, they entered the tunnel, moving past an “ACE 30” memorial banner on one side and a bat rack on the other.