Pablo Sandoval wonders if Yordano Ventura is ‘jealous’ of his Series rings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Neither player would say why Yordano Ventura stared down Pablo Sandoval at least twice during Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night. Ventura didn’t even admit to staring at Sandoval, saying there was nothing out of the ordinary about any of their confrontations during a 10-0 victory for the Kansas City Royals against the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium.
Sandoval had a theory, though.
Ventura, with the help of teammate and translator Christian Colon, played ignorant.
“I was pitching normal to him,” Ventura said. “Pablo didn’t say anything to me, and I didn’t say anything to Pablo. I was just looking at his shoes, watching him run down to first base. There was nothing behind it.”
His shoes? Sandoval, who walked in three plate appearances against Ventura, said he didn’t really care anyway.
“I play my game, I don’t care what they do,” Sandoval said. “I don’t even think about it.”
Ventura allowed three hits over seven innings, helping the Royals survive and reach Game 7 on Wednesday night. If he does happen to be jealous (or envious) of Sandoval’s rings, Ventura could make progress toward squaring the personal championship score by the Royals winning their first Commissioner’s Trophy since 1985. He probably won’t be pitching, though.
Not sure what he can do about coveting Panda’s shoes, either.
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