Kendrys Morales craned his neck in search of an interpreter. He was trying to describe how he swatted his 22nd homer of the season, his hands supplying all the power to smash a splitter over the fence at U.S. Cellular Field last week, but as a native Cuban, the English language still eludes him.
Seated nearby, Alex Gordon looked up from his postgame meal. He offered a suggestion that spanned languages and cultures.
“Look at his hands,” Gordon said. “Kendrys, just show them your hands.”
This edition of the 2015 Kansas City Royals surpasses last year’s World Series club in terms of bullpen depth, offensive firepower and roster-wide maturity, in the eyes of club officials, coaches, players and, to boot, rival evaluators from around the game.