January 22nd marks the anniversary of the tragic passing of Yordano Ventura. He was electric, dazzling, passionate, and plenty of other adjectives that would fail to truly encapsulate what he meant not only to the Kansas City Royals but baseball as a whole. It's a day to reflect and to honor his legacy, and as tribute I've dug through the internet archives to find the GIF Breakdown article I wrote way back in 2015 that displays so much of what made Ventura a future star in our eyes.
Let's celebrate what he gave us before he left too soon.
2015 has been unusual for Royals ace Yordano Ventura. He’s left four games prematurely due to ejections and injury scares while featuring a monstrous 5.36 ERA and a 30/15 K per BB as he entered Tuesday’s game. Additionally, three of his first seven outings resulted in at least five earned runs, plus three starts where he struck out two or fewer batters. After seeing the promise of the young flamethrower last season, I felt the urge to give Yordano the eye test this week and determine if he was in line for a rebound or was destined for a tailspin. Here is Yordano Ventura‘s GIF Breakdown with 11 HD GIFs from his Tuesday performance against the Cincinnati Reds.
this guy was amazing …….had some filthy stuff!