It was the greatest performance of Yordano Ventura’s career, which sadly was cut far too short.
As the San Francisco Giants prepare to return to Kauffman Stadium for the first time since the 2014 World Series, some of the players talked to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle about facing Ventura in the Fall Classic that October.
The Royals faced a must-win situation in Game 6 when Ventura took the ball and tossed seven shutout innings, giving up three hits while walking five as the Royals won 10-0. Ventura was just 23 years old at the time, and he was mourning the death of countryman Oscar Taveras.