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Volquez out to honor father with another title

KANSAS CITY -- Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez returned to his native Dominican Republic last November a World Series champion.

Everywhere Volquez went, he was recognized and cheered.

"It was crazy," he said.

But in the back of his mind, Volquez knew there was one person missing from the celebration -- his father, Daniel, who passed away hours before Volquez pitched Game 1 of the World Series. Volquez pitched without knowing of his father's death. Royals officials told him after the game, at the request of his wife.

Volquez is still trying to cope with the loss of the man who bought him his first baseball glove.