The path stretches 13 miles in Santa Barbara, Calif., linking Royals pitcher Danny Duffy’s offseason home to his grandparents’ place. On many days over the winter, Duffy would ride a bike along the trail. He deemed those moments relaxing, and it quickly became clear that was the point.
Those moments amounted to a temporary break from the chaos that consumed him throughout the offseason, from the events he would describe as anything but relaxing.
“I hope I never have another offseason like this again,” he said.
There were trade rumors, a guilty plea for driving under the influence, an elbow surgery and wildfires that closed within 500 yards of his California home.