Kansas City Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez reportedly took the mound for Game 1 of the World Series shortly after his father died.
According to Hector Gomez of Z101 Digital, Volquez's father, Daniel Volquez, died Tuesday in the Dominican Republic from heart disease. He was 63. A source confirmed the news to ESPNDeportes.com's Enrique Rojas, per ESPN Deportes' Marly Rivera.
At the request of Volquez's wife, the Royals did not tell the pitcher of his father's death before he took the mound Tuesday night, according to the Kansas City Star's Jeff Rosen.