Just in time for the baseball playoffs, Mickey Cobb learned Thursday that his stolen 1985 World Series ring had been recovered.
“I never thought I would see it again,” the former Kansas City Royals head trainer said.
“But to know it’s been found makes it feel like Christmas.”
For two days Cobb had agonized over the fact that a burglar took the ring from his eastern Jackson County home Tuesday.
The ring represented the ultimate souvenir from his almost 20-year tenure with the team, signifying not only that year’s World Series title but the camaraderie he had developed with team members and the long hours he and they invested in that championship season.