SEATTLE — Blake Snell knows how to throw a homecoming party.
Blake Snell grew up watching Felix Hernandez pitch. On this Sunday, he got to face the once and future King. Home cooking, family and friends cheering him on, pitching against his childhood team and against his boyhood idol? Whatever combination of all that worked, and Snell was a man on a mission.
Snell had plenty of friends and family in attendance, too many to count, cheering the homestate kid on. The Snell cheering section was louder and rowdier than even the King’s Court at times.