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The championship rings sat on a table along the first-base line inside Kauffman Stadium. Members of the first World Series-winning team to call Kansas City home in three decades filed toward the jewelry as their names were announced.
With one notable exception.
As a sellout crowd stood and cheered its championship team, Royals starting pitcher Chris Young cycled through his arsenal of pitches in the left-field bullpen.
“For me, the focus was going out and giving the team a chance to win,” Young said.