When you think back on the Kansas City Royals’ 2023 season, what stands out more—the moments or the overall result? For me, it’s the moments. I think of Jake Eisenberg’s electrifying call of the walk-off grand slam against the Minnesota Twins. I see Zack Greinke’s poignant departure from the mound, likely for the last time. And I feel the unfiltered joy on Bobby Witt Jr.’s face as he retrieved Samad Taylor’s walk-off ball.
It’s those moments that overshadowed the grim reality of 106 losses and a season that was, for the most part, difficult to watch.