Kansas City is getting its chance to celebrate Yordano Ventura’s life.
Ventura’s death in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on Sunday has turned this weekend’s FanFest at the Kansas City Conventiona Center into a time for his teammates and Royals fans to mourn and remember the 25-year-old pitcher.
Twenty-one players and manager Ned Yost are expected to take part in FanFest. Before the annual event begins on Friday, the team hold a private “Celebration of Life” ceremony for Ventura at an undisclosed location.
Fans will have their chance to say good-bye to Ventura at FanFest, both on Friday and Saturday.