Mike Moustakas looked at his World Series ring and heard the roars of the crowd.
Then there were more chills.
Moustakas served as catcher for the ceremonial first pitch before the Royals played the Mets on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. The pitcher was retired Marine Corps Sgt. Benedict Lohman Sr., a 97-year-old World War II veteran from Lansing, Kan., who survived three years in a Japanese POW camp.
“Coming from the ring ceremony, I was already on a pretty emotional high,” Moustakas said. “And I didn’t think there was anything that could trump that.
“Being able to shake his hand, a real true hero, that definitely trumped it.