KC Royals: Yordano Ventura Funeral And Other Updates
KC Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura’s funeral took place on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic. Multiple Kansas City Royals players, and team officials, attended, along with Dominican MLB stars Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Johnny Cueto, and Edinson Volquez.
Many of Yordano Ventura‘s Kansas City Royals teammates flew to the Dominican Republic for his funeral. Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, and Salvador Perez were pall bearers, and Perez also delivered a eulogy. Dayton Moore, international scout Rene Francisco, and other members of the KC Royals front office also paid their respects to Ventura’s mother Marisol Hernandez and the rest of his family.
The Kansas City Star sent reporter Vahe Gregorian and photographer John Sleezer to the funeral.
The Kansas City Star also posted a video of Yordano Ventura visiting with a cancer-stricken girl last spring:
Television station KSHB 41 posted a story on their website about two local Kansas City boys recalling how Yordano Ventura stopped by their lemonade stand last summer:
Many Twitter users posted video and images from Ventura’s funeral:
To tell the truth, I just keep feeling worse the more I read about this story.
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