Yordano Ventura’s mother throws first pitch at Royals’ home opener

Marisol Hernandez’s pitch capped a somber series of memorials in Kansas City. Ventura, one of the Royals’ top starting pitchers, was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in January at age 25.

Marisol Hernandez’s pitch capped a somber series of memorials in Kansas City. Ventura, one of the Royals’ top starting pitchers, was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in January at age 25.