SURPRISE, Ariz.
The pitch was a mistake, a curveball from a pitcher who likely won’t break camp with the White Sox.
Royals left fielder Alex Gordon clubbed the 0-2 offering to a happy group of fans sitting on the grass berm beyond the right-center field fence in the first inning of the Royals’ 9-3 win Monday over the White Sox.
Yes, it’s spring training.
Sure, the pitcher was Chicago’s Jacob Turner.
But Gordon has been on a tear. Heck, his liner to left in the second inning was an out but required a diving catch from Melky Cabrera.