Royals World Series pitcher and three-time All-Star Wade Davis announces retirement

Royals World Series pitcher and three-time All-Star Wade Davis announces retirement

WEBVTT RANS. KRIS: RACHEL IS LIVE AT THE STADIUM RIGHT NOW. RACHEL: THE ROYALS WILL BE HANDING OUT T-SHIRTS TONIGHT FOR A LOCAL NONPROFIT, ONE PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE. CAN YOU GUESS WHO? FOR YEARS WADE DAVIS HAS SUPPORTED THIS WARRIORS — THE WARRIORS A CENT, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT HELPS MILITARY MEMBERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS. >> THE DAVIS’ JUST WANT TO COME ALONGSIDE THESE MILITARY HEROS AND JUST SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT IN THEIR OWN LIVES, BUT THEY KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH. RACHEL SO DURING MONDAY NIGHT’S : ROYALS GAME, FANS CAN ALSO SUPPORT THE CAUSE. >> WE’RE TRYING TO RAISE MORE AWARENESS FOR WARRIOR’S ASCENT , AND ALSO HELP THEM RAISE SOME MONEY. WE ARE SELLING THESE T-SHIRTS — WADE’S T-SHIRTS FOR $30 AT GATE A, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE FIRST BASE LINE. AND THIS MONEY WILL GO TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. RACHEL A PROGRAM DESCRIBED AS A : POWERFUL HEALING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS OVER A FIVE DAY PERIOD. NOT ONLY WITH THE T-SHIRT SALES BE DONATED TO THE WARRIORS ASCENT, THE ROYALS ARE PITCHING IN AS WELL. >> WHATEVER WE RAISE TONIGHT THE ROYALS CHARITIES WILL MATCH BOTH WHAT WE SELL AND WHAT THE DAVIS’ HAVE KICKED IN. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, BUT IT’S THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE COOL FACTOR IS PRETTY HIGH FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BUY THIS AND SUPPORT WARRIORS ASCENT. RACHEL: THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE HANDING OUT THE STRIPS FROM 5:30 TONIGHT THROUGH THE THIRD INNING. IT IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE,

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Royals World Series pitcher and three-time All-Star Wade Davis announces retirement

Davis, 36, finished his career with the Royals this past year

Right-handed pitcher Wade Davis, who was a three-time All-Star and won a World Series championship with the Royals in 2015, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball today through his agency.Davis, 36, finished his career with the Royals this past year and also pitched for the club from 2013-16, which included recording the final outs of the 2015 World Series. He pitched in six different postseasons totaling 57 strikeouts combined. That includes three victories and four saves with Kansas City during the 2014 and 2015 postseasons.“Wade will forever be remembered by our fans, his teammates and our organization as an elite competitor and a very classy person,” Royals President of Baseball Operations Dayton Moore said in a press release Wednesday.He appeared in 40 games with the Royals in 2021 and recorded 38 strikeouts with 19 walks, also collecting a pair of saves.Davis and his wife, Katelyn, have a daughter, Sully and a son, Ty.

Right-handed pitcher Wade Davis, who was a three-time All-Star and won a World Series championship with the Royals in 2015, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball today through his agency.

Davis, 36, finished his career with the Royals this past year and also pitched for the club from 2013-16, which included recording the final outs of the 2015 World Series.

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He pitched in six different postseasons totaling 57 strikeouts combined. That includes three victories and four saves with Kansas City during the 2014 and 2015 postseasons.

“Wade will forever be remembered by our fans, his teammates and our organization as an elite competitor and a very classy person,” Royals President of Baseball Operations Dayton Moore said in a press release Wednesday.

He appeared in 40 games with the Royals in 2021 and recorded 38 strikeouts with 19 walks, also collecting a pair of saves.

Davis and his wife, Katelyn, have a daughter, Sully and a son, Ty.

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