On Sunday morning, on the last day of a six-game road trip thwarted repeatedly by frigid weather conditions, Royals relievers Burch Smith and Justin Grimm quietly played arcade games on opposite ends of the visiting clubhouse and starting pitcher Jason Hammel watched some television coverage of the Masters on a muted monitor at Progressive Field.
While others lounged at their lockers, outfielder Jon Jay napped on a black leather couch.
For the first time in this 9-day-old season, the Royals were finally able to play the third game of a series. Snow, or the threat of it, postponed both of their previous series finales in Kansas City and Detroit.