As his team enjoyed a day off on Monday, Royals manager Ned Yost spent his morning strolling around the sidewalks of Fisherman’s Wharf, the iconic tourist trap in this city by the bay.
He sauntered past restaurants along the water. He passed souvenirs stores and candy shops. He navigated the crowds of tourists and pedestrians, gawking at the seals and looking out toward Alcatraz. As he kept walking, Yost would say, he kept looking around, taken aback by the number of Royals hats and Kansas City fans in the city. One couple, Yost said, told him they had rode their motorcycle from their home in Kansas City.