KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The forecast calls for 90-plus degrees with the heat index a few degrees hotter when Kansas City Royals right-hander Jason Hammel throws his first pitch against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
It is not Hammel’s preferred weather.
“Honestly, no,” Hammel replied when asked if he liked pitching in the heat. “Growing up in Seattle, it was not humid in the summertime. Probably 80, tops, beautiful summers.
“I’ve always been a sweater. For whatever reason, I just sweat like a pig. In my last start, I went through three jerseys and three hats.