After victories, especially big ones in the postseason, like the World Series opener against the Mets, the Royals engage in some loud clubhouse antics.
That wasn’t the case after their 5-4, 14-inning victory that ended early Wednesday morning.
“It was a little somber, knowing what Eddie and his family are going through that loss,” second baseman Ben Zobrist said.
Those who didn’t know that the father of starting pitcher Edinson Volquez had died earlier in the day learned then.
Wednesday, the Royals prepared for Game 2 against the Mets without Volquez, who had returned to the Dominican Republic, where Daniel Volquez had died at age 63.