They filled the hallway outside of the Royals clubhouse, a dozen or so deep, many wearing Brad Keller jerseys to meet Brad Keller. They are a proud family, and would be without baseball, but sometimes it’s still hard to process this reality.
They watched him grown from boy to man, from prospect to big-leaguer, and holy cow he just became the youngest starter to win on opening day since Jose Fernandez in 2014.
He was dominant, too, surrendering just two hits and one walk across seven innings. Just five batters got to three-ball counts. None reached second base.