Ned Yost pressed his face to a glass door at Union Station and stared out at a mass of humanity. Inside a city of 467,000, an estimated crowd of 800,000 Royals fans gathered to salute the world champions. The bodies packed from the steps outside the station to the grass of Liberty Memorial.
“Pretty good view,” Yost said.
Behind him, the winners of the 2015 World Series prepared to walk into the public eye. Alcides Escobar, the team’s leadoff hitter, led the way, holding the Commissioner’s Trophy aloft. Yordano Ventura slung the flag of the Dominican Republic across his shoulder.