Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2023

The Storm Chasers are in town, which always makes finding time to write Rumblings a bit difficult. And there isn’t much new to be said about the Royals, who lost again last night.

The main topic at the ballpark yesterday was how hot it was. Heat indexes reached over 115 degrees yesterday, though a breeze sort of helped. As a photographer, I wanted to demonstrate that it was hot out through pictures, but without any stunts like frying an egg on the sidewalk.

So I found a young fan with a misting bottle:

Utilityman Devin Mann tried to cool off in front of the dugout fan:

Right fielder Tyler Gentry, on his day off, brought a huge stack of towels for teammates to use in the dugout:

Here’s Mann again, staying hydrated.