Royals to honor Ventura with commemorative jersey patches
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The Kansas City Royals announced Wednesday they will pay tribute to the late Yordano Ventura next season with special patches on their sleeves captioned with the fallen pitcher's nickname as well as his jersey number.
The #Royals will wear special #Ace30 patches on their jerseys during the 2017 season in tribute to Yordano Ventura. pic.twitter.com/MvK2s4AQy6
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) January 27, 2017
The team will debut the jersey patches this weekend at #RoyalsFanFest. #Ace30 pic.twitter.com/VcpwMSyXwI
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) January 27, 2017
Ventura, 25, died Sunday in his native Dominican Republic in a car accident. The right-hander spent all four seasons of his major-league career with the Royals, posting a 3.89 ERA in 94 games with Kansas City.
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