The call came hours after Salvador Perez’s grand slam had sent a joyous shock wave through Kansas City.
The Royals had beaten the Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, and Royals general manager Dayton Moore was driving home when his phone rang. The message: The Royals had a deal to sign free-agent relief pitcher Neftali Feliz.
The next morning, Moore placed a phone call of his own. This was to the man who would have to relinquish his spot on Royals’ 40-man roster to make room for Feliz: pitcher Chris Young.
“I said come meet me at my house,” Moore recounted Friday after the team announced it had signed Feliz and designated Young for assignment.