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A night after losing the World Series, Yordano Ventura played softball in K.C.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, who pitched his team to victory in Games 2 and 5 of the World Series, apparently wasn't done playing ball just yet.
A night after the Royals lost Game 7 to the San Francisco Giants, Ventura hit a local softball field in K.C. for another game with slightly lower stakes. He wore his Royals cap and everything. The Twitter chatter — most of it running through @TheFakeNed — indicated that Ventura and his 100-mph fastball didn't take the mound Thursday night. Rather, he manned centerfield and took his turn at the plate.
The 23-year-old Royals ace of the future also posed for pictures with softball players and groups of kids.
I am literally playing softball against Yordano Ventura. #royals #beroyal bout to get this win @YordanoVentura pic.twitter.com/jfIxK1auhR
— Tyler Hill (@T_Hill816_KC) October 31, 2014
@TheFakeNed here ya go. pic.twitter.com/VQ8myGNQdz
— Manny J (@FakeMannyJ) October 31, 2014
@ebelden @TheFakeNed friend posted pics on fb. Here's one pic.twitter.com/merxJSTcq3
— Evan Cline (@5joeclines) October 31, 2014
Ventura came & hung @ my cousins softball game last night, say what you want the @Royals have the coolest lineup #kc pic.twitter.com/QoyfTlPo7U
— Katie Maloney (@katiemall) October 31, 2014
If Coach let us out 5 min earlier we would've got a picture with Ventura Who was playing softball during my practice pic.twitter.com/WMvFZPpB6z
— Warren Lewis (@LewisWarren18) October 31, 2014
Hanging out with fans? Meeting some kids? Playing a chill game of softball? There are definitely worse ways a guy could cope with his team losing the World Series.
BLS H/N: Deadspin
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