KANSAS CITY -- Royals catcher Drew Butera (Vito) isn't sure where he got the idea to have ailing children sign his shoes.
"I think someone did it in [the NFL] and it just came to me a while ago," Butera said before the series opener against the Indians on Friday night to start Players' Weekend at Kauffman Stadium.
So Butera visited a local hospital recently and tried to lift the spirits of the children he spoke with.
"I got some white Jeter Jordans and I thought it would be really cool to have them all sign," he said.