Kansas City starter Edinson Volquez played World Series opener not knowing his dad died

Home Top

Classroom cop is FIRED: School deputy who body slammed student is spotted smiling just hours before he is dumped ... as teen's lawyer reveals injuries - including rug burn on her face
Teen's video shows the horrifying moment 'dazed' driver plowed her car through crowds at the Oklahoma State homecoming parade
Can Trump make even an economics debate interesting? The Donald gears up to hammer Ben Carson as second-tier Republicans search for 'signature' moments
Revealed... the 116 things that cause CANCER - according to world health experts
Storms set to bring rain and winds of up to 60 mph to the East coast from Wednesday wreaking havoc in more than a dozen states including Texas
Subway manager, 42, 'slathered lotion on sleeping female passenger's private parts and molested her on 13-hour flight from Dubai to New York'
PIERS MORGAN: The depressing lesson a white bully classroom cop has managed to teach every black kid in America today
Gay porn actor jailed for six years for extorting $500,000 and a state-of-the-art Audi from cell phone tycoon by threatening to expose their secret sexual liaisons
No one claims the body of Michael Jackson's doctor who is rumored Klein biological father of his eldest son
Hundreds of men were forced to eat each other's FLESH in horrific cannibal torture by government fighters AND rebels in South Sudan's civil war, report reveals
Disgraced speaker Dennis Hastert faces up to five years in prison after admitting paying $3.5M to cover up underage gay sex plot
Prince Harry's hug with a hero as he salutes wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and meets Michelle Obama to launch Invictus Games
Why bottle feeding is 'making babies fat': Mothers distracted by their phones are overfeeding their children, experts warn
Apple car 'teardown' reveals what the tech giant's vehicle is expected to look like
Has she finally met her match? Serena Williams said to be 'dating' Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian - weeks after denying rumors of an engagement to rapper Drake
Patient pays his $5,000 dental bill in PENNIES after collecting them over 45 YEARS
'I'd rather go to heaven than hospital again': Girl, 5, with incurable neurodegenerative disease tells her parents what to do when she gets really sick again
Brazilian drug trafficker attempts prison break wearing a mask, wig and dress to disguise himself as an old woman
Texans quarterback SACKED for missing team's flight to Florida: Flaky Ryan Mallett blamed Houston traffic for late arrival
What the super-rich have for breakfast: Richard Branson has muesli, Jack Dorsey dines on eggs and soy sauce and Mark Zuckerberg eats whatever he likes
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry claims the term 'hard worker' is an insult to the experience of slaves
No good deed goes unpunished: High school cross-country champion stripped of his title after running back to help an injured rival finish the race
Kansas City pitcher plays in World Series opener without knowing his father died just hours earlier after broadcasters pledged to keep it a secret during game
Baseball fans' fury as Fox Sports cuts out during the World Series for FIVE MINUTES - before the Royals sweep to victory in epic 14 inning game

Edinson Volquez's father, Daniel, had died of heart complications back home in Dominican Republic at age 63
Kansas City manager Ned Yost said the information had been kept from Volquez at the request of his wife
Volquez reportedly learned of his dad's passing only after he pitched six innings
Fox Sports chose not to report on the death during the game in case Volquez was watching the broadcast in the clubhouse
Royals player Chris Young offered a conflicting story, claiming that Edinson found out about his father's death before the game

Published: 01:59 EST, 28 October 2015 | Updated: 09:10 EST, 28 October 2015

View
comments

Kansas City starter Edinson Volquez pitched six innings of Game One of the World Series Tuesday, not knowing his father died only hours earlier.

Volquez, 32, left the stadium after being taken out of the game and did not speak to reporters.

Media reports surfaced just before game time that Daniel Volquez, 63, had died of heart complications back home in the Dominican Republic.

Scroll down for video

Kept in the dark: Kansas City starter Edinson Volquez pitched six innings of Game One of the World Series Tuesday, not knowing his father died only hours earlier

Death in the family: Edinson's father, Daniel Volquez, had died of heart complications in the Dominican Republic. He was 63 years old

Edinson Volquez (36) reacts after hitting New York Mets designated hitter Kelly Johnson (not pictured) with a pitch in the third inning

Kansas City manager Ned Yost said the information had been kept from Volquez, at the request of his wife, until after he had finished pitching against the New York Mets.

Royals manager Ned Yost dispelled earlier reports that Volquez learned of his father's passing on his way to the stadium.

'We found out about it before the game and the wishes of the family was "let Eddie pitch", so I ... didn't want him to hear about it,' Yost told reporters after the Royals won 5-4 in 14 innings.

'I was keeping my eye on him and he was fine. He didn't know. And I guess after the game was when he found out.'

However, team mate Chris Young, who is slated to start Game Four, offered a conflicting story when speaking on the MLB Network after pitching the final three innings.

'I heard originally he [Volquez] did not know and then I've heard in the clubhouse post game he did know and still took the ball and went out there,' Young said.

Most of Volquez's (right) team mates were also in the dark about what happened to his father

Out: Volquez, 32, left the stadium after being taken out of the game

'Ned [Yost] gave me a little warning before the game that they might need me to start if Edinson felt like he couldn't go tonight. He came out, and was just tremendous, and gave us a chance to win.

'All of us were inspired by that. Talk about the courage and the guts to go out and do that, and the focus, it's just tremendous.'

Young can empathize with Edinson after losing his own father last month.

'Words can't describe my pain for Edinson tonight,' he continued.

'I went through something similar about a month ago when my dad passed away. I felt like I needed to take the ball, felt like it was what my dad wanted me to do, go out and pitch and also I felt an obligation to my team mates to not let them down. I think Eddie [also felt that way] tonight.'

Fox News did not report on Daniel Volquez's passing during its coverage of the World Series Monday night out of concern that Edinson might see the broadcast in the clubhouse, according to network reporter Ken Rosenthal.

Secret: Kansas City manager Ned Yost (pictured) said the information had been kept from Volquez, at the request of his wife, until after he had finished pitching

Conflicting story: Team mate Chris Young claimed Volquez was, in fact, told of his father's passing before taking the mound

'We are not taking chance he would find out through us,' Rosenthal tweeted.

Yost said it was hard for him to watch Volquez pitch six inning, knowing what he he knew abot his dad.

"I mean, it's his first start in a World Series game, and his dad isn't watching," Yost said, according to MLB.com.

The Associated Press reported that most of the Royals were also in the dark about what happened.

'I found out in, I think it was the 14th inning, right before we won the game,' left-fielder Alex Gordon said. 'I was standing next to Ned and he told me, he said, "Let's win this game for Volquez."'

After a marathon five-hour game, the Royals beat the Mets 5-4 in the 14th inning.