Watch: Royals' Duffy, Colon embrace mourning fans at Kauffman Stadium
Royals fans offer their condolences to Danny Duffy and Christian Colon at The K: pic.twitter.com/tVrUt9vuBm
— Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) January 22, 2017
Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy and infielder Christian Colon joined a growing group of fans at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday who were visiting the ballpark to pay tribute to the late Yordano Ventura.
Duffy and Colon exchanged hugs with supporters in the parking lot and also left flowers and heartfelt messages in a memorial for the fallen 25-year-old started by fans:
Danny Duffy & Christian Colon leaving flowers at the memorial for #Yordano #Royals #RIPYordano pic.twitter.com/IC27A3lZ19
— Stephanie Leith (@sleith9806) January 22, 2017
Fans have created a beautiful memorial for Yordano Ventura outside of Kauffman Stadium. #RIP #ThrowFire #ForeverRoyal pic.twitter.com/DPuuQCjobT
— 610 Sports Radio- KC (@610SportsKC) January 22, 2017
Somber scene at Kauffman Stadium as fans come to mourn the loss of their Ace. pic.twitter.com/da47HtoyMF
— MLB (@MLB) January 22, 2017
Ventura, or "Ace" as he was known to his Kansas City teammates, died early Sunday morning in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic.