With tip of the cap — and a great pitching performance — rookie wins hearts of Royals fans
One of the best things about watching a game is you never know when something magical is going to happen.
Case in point: The Royals’ 1-0 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Who would have predicted that, in his major-league debut, Eric Skoglund would outduel Detroit ace Justin Verlander?
But that’s what happened as Skoglund allowed two hits and a walk in 6 1/3 shutout innings. When taken out of the game by Royals manager Ned Yost, Skoglund got a standing ovation as he walked to the dugout. Skoglund doffed his cap and pointed to his parents in the stands.
It was great.
Royals fans loved it.
This Skoglund kid just became my wife's favorite player w the cap tip and the ❤️ sign to his folks. #royals
— Jack...just Jack (@jawiley) May 31, 2017
Skoglund with a tip of the cap. That was pretty cool.
— Leon Liebl (@LieblLI) May 31, 2017
Cool moment. Good for Skoglund. Loved the hat tip. #RaisedRoyal
— Geoff Conn (@geoffconn) May 31, 2017
Skoglund with the hat tip #HEYHEYHEYHEY
— Jake Nichols (@JakeNichols0) May 31, 2017
What a moment in that young man's life. Great to see that joy and that hat tip was awesome. #Skoglund
— Shawn Stewart (@shawnstewartKC) May 31, 2017
How cool was that....congrats Skoglund on a hell of an MLB debut. Cool to see him hat tip and wave the crowd...soak it up
— Nathan Halter (@KansasCityTiger) May 31, 2017
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This story was originally published May 31, 2017 at 7:52 AM.